Stoney End (Barbra Streisand album)


Stoney End is the twelfth studio album by Barbra Streisand. Released in 1971, it was a conscious change in direction for Streisand with a more upbeat contemporary pop/rock sound and was produced by Richard Perry. The album peaked at #10 in the United States, her first to reach the top 10 in five years.
The album included cover versions of many songs by contemporary singer-songwriters of the day including Laura Nyro, Randy Newman and Joni Mitchell.

Critical reception

has retrospectively given the album four and a half stars, and called it "not a perfect album, but it was so far removed from what Streisand's fans and her detractors thought her capable of that it stands as one of her major triumphs"...The review also mentioned: "whereas had redefined the role of the traditional pop singer in contemporary terms for the early '60s, Stoney End redefined Streisand as an effective pop/rock singer."

Commercial performance

The album hit number 10 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Platinum with sales of 1 million copies. In the UK the album entered the chart at number 28. It also peaked at #12 in Canada. It peaked #62 in the 1971's Year-end chart of the Cash Box magazine.

Singles

"Stoney End", composed by Laura Nyro, was released in the US as a single and charted at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and also reached number 27 on the UK singles chart.
"Time and Love" reached Number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the AC Chart.
"Hands Off the Man", the final single, was officially titled "Flim Flam Man". It spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 82.

Track listing

Side One
  1. "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
  2. "Hands Off the Man "
  3. "If You Could Read My Mind"
  4. "Just a Little Lovin' "
  5. "Let Me Go" from the Columbia Pictures release Pursuit of Happiness
  6. "Stoney End"
Side Two
  1. "No Easy Way Down"
  2. "Time and Love"
  3. "Maybe"
  4. "Free the People"
  5. "I'll Be Home"

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