BARBRA STREISAND - YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

BARBRA STREISAND

SONGWRITERS: OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II & RICHARD RODGERS

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: THE ESSENTIAL BARBRA STREISAND

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2002

 

Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (/ˈstraɪsænd/; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer and actress. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony(EGOT).

       Streisand began her career by performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters in the early 1960s. Following her guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to Columbia Records, insisting that she retain full artistic control, and accepting lower pay in exchange, an arrangement that continued throughout her career, and released her debut The Barbra Streisand Album(1963), which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Throughout her recording career, Streisand has topped the US Billboard 200 chart with 11 albums—a record for a woman—including People(1964), The Way We Were(1974), Guilty(1980), and The Broadway Album(1985). She also achieved five number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100—"The Way We Were", "Evergreen", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", and "Woman in Love".

          The Essential Barbra Streisand (retitled The Ultimate Collection in some European countries) is the fifth greatest hits album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released on January 29, 2002, by Columbia Records. The compilation features 38 songs from Streisand's catalog, in addition to two previously unreleased tracks (covers of "Someday My Prince Will Come" and "You'll Never Walk Alone"). It includes material from 26 of the singer's albums and was described as a collection of, mainly, her pop songs. A reissued version of the compilation was distributed by Columbia and Legacy Recordings in 2008 and includes a bonus disk featuring nine additional songs from Streisand's discography.

   Critically, the album was noted for being a comprehensive and complete view of her discography, unlike her previous greatest hits releases. It topped the charts in Ireland, Scotland, and the United Kingdom, and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. The Essential Barbra Streisand also reached the top ten in several countries and was included on four year-end lists. The album has since been certified Platinum in Australia, Europe, New Zealand, Spain, and the United States, and multi-platinum in the United Kingdom.

I believe for every drop of rain that falls

A flower grows

I believe that somewhere in the darkest night

A candle glows

 

I believe for everyone who goes astray

Someone will come to show the way

I believe

I believe

 

I believe above the storm the smallest prayer

Will still be heard

And I believe that someone in the great somewhere

Hears every word

 

Every time I hear a newborn baby cry

Or touch a leaf, or see the sky

Then I know why

I believe

 

When you walk through a storm

Hold your head up high

And don't be afraid of the dark

 

At the end of the storm

Is a golden sky

And the sweet silver song of a lark

 

Walk on through the wind

Walk on through the rain

Though your dreams be tossed and blown

 

Walk on, walk on

With hope in your heart

And you'll never walk alone

You'll never walk alone

You'll never walk alone

 

I believe

I believe

I believe.