Customer Reviews
More from Gillingham Kent - By: Phil G, 01 Aug 2010 
This recording just about covers most of the repetoir of Barbra Streisand from her hey days. Certainly a great collection of her work.
The Essential - By: J. Bennett, 07 Sep 2009 
Some good song on here but also a lot of not so great ones. Worth it for the price though.
It can't get any better than this! - By: Nicholas Casley, 31 May 2009 
This double-CD collection is arguably the greatest of all Streisand collections. From 1963's `A Sleepin' Bee' & `Cry Me A River', through to 1999's `I've Dreamed Of You', there are songs here that cover all four of Streisand's greatest decades. Right from the beginning, she displayed her distinctive quasi-subversive style of song-presentation, an actor's way of telling the story. And we might as well face it; she's never going to be as great as she is here on these two discs.
All her styles are here: the vaudeville/ragtime of `Second Hand Rose; the Streisand-standard `People'; the quietly psychedelic `Lazy Afternoon'; the disco of `No More Tears'. There's alive version of `Happy Days Are Here Again', the duets with Diamond, Summer, Gibb, Adams, & Dion.
There are two bonus tracks, though with the wealth already on offer, they seem slightly superfluous. They are the previously unreleased `Someday My Prince Will Come' & `You'll Never Walk Alone'.
These two discs demonstrate how & why Streisand has been the greatest female singer for four decades, scoring number onesin all four. You will not - you cannot - be disappointed.
Absolutely Essential! - By: Silver Alchemist, 04 Apr 2009 Yes - this really is the best Streisand compilation.
There is nothing more I can say...
Buy it & love it!!!
Collection - By: Mark Johnson, 20 Jul 2007 I think the last reviewer (Dr Powell) bought the wrong album (Il Divo are on the live album sir!.. ah bless)
A superb collection of her finest songs.
