Walls (Barbra Streisand album) explained
| Walls |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Barbra Streisand |
| Cover: | Streisand-Walls_cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Alt: | Barbra Streisand wears a black shall, gazing upward, surrounded by a large stone wall |
| Recorded: | November 2017–September 2018 |
| Studio: | - Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage (Culver City California)
- Blue Studio (Malibu, California)
- Capitol (Hollywood, California)
- Grandma's House (Malibu, California)
- Henson Recording (Los Angeles, California)
- Multiview Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Sound Design (Santo Barbara, California)
- Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
- The Gentlemen's Club Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
- WallyWorld Studio (Los Angeles, California)
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| Genre: | Vocal pop |
| Length: | 47:09 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic! |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Release Me 2 |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
Walls is the thirty-sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Barbra Streisand, released on November 2, 2018, by Columbia Records.[1] The lead single "Don't Lie to Me" was written as a criticism of America's political climate amid the presidency of Donald Trump,[2] [3] while the title track alludes to Trump's frequent calls for a wall at the Mexico border.
Receiving critical acclaim, the album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, becoming her first studio album not to reach the top ten since "Emotion" in 1984. As of January 2023, the album has become Streisand's fifth studio album not to be certified Gold or Platinum by RIAA.
Critical reception
Walls received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Walls has an average score of 84 based on 5 reviews.
Walls was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Year-end lists
Commercial performance
Walls debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 but then dropped off the charts after a second week. Walls opened at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 15,604 copies and giving Streisand her 36th top-75 album and 15th top-10 entry in the United Kingdom.[4] In Australia Walls debuted at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart.[5]
Track listing
Adapted from Playbill.[6]
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[7]
- Walter Afanasieff – arranger, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, producer, synthesizer
- Tariqh Akoni – acoustic guitar
- Leo Amuedo – acoustic guitar
- Annie Bosko – background vocals
- Adrian Bradford – engineer
- Jorge Calandrelli – orchestral arrangements
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- Mabvuto Carpenter – background vocals
- Desmond Child – keyboards, producer, programming
- Steve Churchyard – orchestration recording
- Tim Davis – choir director
- Nathan East – bass guitar
- Kenneth Edmonds – vocals
- David Foster – arranger, producer
- Ian Fraser – arranger
- Dmytro Gordon – engineer
- Tyler Gordon – engineer
- Mark Graham – music preparation
- Keith Gretlein – engineer, programming
- Missi Hale – background vocals
- Jeri Heiden – design
- Russell James – photography
- Jay Landers – executive producer, liner notes
- Whitney Martin – music contractor
- Michael McDonald – vocals
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Shawn Murphy – orchestration recording
- Jonas Myrin – arranger, associate producer, background vocals
- Obie O'Brien – orchestration recording
- J.C. Monterrosa – orchestration recording
- Clay Perry – arranger, keyboards, programming
- Tim Pierce – electric guitar
- Tiffany Plamer – background vocals
- William Ross – adaptation, arranger, orchestral arrangements
- John Shanks – bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming, background vocals
- Blake Slatkin – keyboards, programming
- Barbra Streisand – arranger, art direction, executive producer, primary artist, producer
- Shari Sutcliffe – music contractor
- Mary Webster – score coordinator
- Kris Wilkinson – music contractor
- Lucy Woodward – background vocals
- Gina Zimmitti – music contractor
External links
Notes and References
- It's Easy to Feel Powerless, But We're Not: Barbra Streisand Takes a Stand Against Trump on Her New Song . . September 27, 2018 . September 28, 2018.
- Barbra Streisand Talks New Album Walls and its Trump-Dissing single "Don't Lie to Me" . Billboard. September 28, 2018.
- Web site: Barbra Streisand's New Song "Don't Lie to Me" Is a Pointed Trump Dig . . September 27, 2018 . September 28, 2018.
- Web site: Charts analysis: The Prodigy maintain chart-topping album run. Music Week. Alan. Jones. November 9, 2018. December 16, 2018.
- Web site: The Aria Report: Issue 1498. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20181112130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20181113-0000/Issue1498.pdf. dead. 2018-11-12. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 12, 2018. December 16, 2018.
- Web site: Barbra Streisand Will Release New Album Walls in November . . September 28, 2018.
- Web site: Walls – Barbra Streisand Credits. AllMusic. December 18, 2018.
