Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2
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| Greatest hits album by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| Released | November 15, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | July 1970–February 1978 | |||
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| Length | 39:35 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Singles from Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2 | ||||
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Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2 is the second greatest hits album recorded by American vocalist Barbra Streisand. It was released on November 15, 1978 by Columbia Records. The album is a compilation consisting of ten commercially successful singles from the singer's releases in the 1970s, with a majority of them being cover songs. It also features a new version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", which was released as the collection's only single on October 7, 1978. Originating on Streisand's previous album, Songbird, the new rendition is a duet with Neil Diamond who had also recorded the song for his 1978 album of the same name. The idea for the duet originated from DJ Gary Guthrie who sold the idea to the record label for $5 million.
Critically appreciated, Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2 received a perfect five star rating from both AllMusic and Rolling Stone. It was also a commercial success, topping the charts in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, and peaking at number two in Australia. The album later received certifications in a total of six countries, including in Australia, Canada and the United States. In the latter country, it was certified 5x Platinum and sold over 5 million copies according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
In May 1978, Streisand released her twentieth studio album Songbird that featured the song "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". Despite not being released as a physical or commercial single from Songbird, it was distributed in a 7" record format on October 7, 1978. However, the version that appears on Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2 is a duet with American singer Neil Diamond, who also contributed to the song's lyrics. As Streisand released Songbird, Diamond recorded a version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" originally meant for his 1978 album of the same name. Because both versions of the single were recorded in the same key, American DJ Gary Guthrie combined the two songs together while playing records at a local radio station in Louisville, Kentucky. Guthrie pitched the idea to CBS Records International (the international arm of Columbia) for a $5 million contract, to which they eventually accepted, despite CBS breaching the contract initially. Their collaboration was a global, commercial success, topping the charts in both the United States and Canada. The version with Diamond has since sold more than 2 million copies in the United States.
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