A Love Like Ours

09/21/1999 | Sbme Special Mkts. 

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All Music Guide Review

Barbra Streisand makes sure there's no doubt to what love she's referring to in the title of A Love Like Ours. On both the front and back covers, and throughout the liner notes, she's seen with her new husband, James Brolin. As a matter of fact, the album is no less than a celebration of her love of Brolin and their storybook wedding. To some, this may be a little too sentimental, but the emotions are genuine, as she makes abundantly clear in her gushing, track-by-track liner notes. Streisand tackles both standards and newly written tunes, including the Richard Marx-penned "If You Ever Leave Me," which she sings with Vince Gill. She claims in the liner notes that "If You Ever Leave Me" was intended to be a country song -- that's why Gill sings on the track -- but, like the Gershwin tune "Isn't It a Pity," the show tunes, and "We Must Be Loving Right," the other country song on the album, everything is given a measured, polished adult contemporary production. That's a little ironic, since Streisand claims nearly everything was recorded live with an orchestra. Nevertheless, it sounds as if it was assembled in a studio piece by piece, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, the absence of longtime collaborator Marvin Hamlisch is notable, since the arrangers on A Love Like Ours don't have much flair. Consequently, the album is a little subdued, which is appropriate for a romantic album. And, judged as a romance album, it works pretty well. Essentially, A Love Like Ours is a simple love album, a soundtrack to Streisand and Brolin's wedding that will work for other weddings. It's mood music that doesn't set the mood, but will compliment the mood quite nicely. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • I've Dreamed of You
  • 4:46

  • 2
  • Isn't It a Pity?
  • 5:22

  • 3
  • The Island
  • 4:37

  • 4
  • Love Like Ours
  • 3:59

  • 5
  • If You Ever Leave Me
  • 4:38

  • 6
  • We Must Be Loving Right
  • 3:37

  • 7
  • If I Never Met You
  • 3:38

  • 8
  • It Must Be You
  • 3:29

  • 9
  • Just One Lifetime
  • 4:18

  • 10
  • If I Didn't Love You
  • 4:18

  • 11
  • Wait
  • 4:10

  • 12
  • The Music That Makes Me Dance
  • 7:05

  • 13
  • (CD-Rom Track)

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    Credits

    • Walter Afanasieff
    • Arranger, Keyboard Programming, Drum Programming, Programming, Producer, Keyboards, Drums
    • William Ross
    • Arranger, Conductor, Orchestration, String Conductor, String Arrangements
    • Vince Gill
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Performer
    • Barbra Streisand
    • Producer, Executive Producer, Author, Liner Notes, Main Performer
    • Kenny G
    • Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Soloist


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