A Star Is Born

by Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Kenny Loggins, Leon Russell, Roger Kellaway, Tom Scott, Bobby Shew, Charles Owens, Donnie Fritts, Rupert Holmes, Clydie King, Kenny Ascher, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Stephen Bruton, Sammy Creason, Sammy Creson, Venetta Fields, Dean Hagen, Booker T. Jones, Jerry McGee, Art Munson, The Oreos, James Pankow, Terry Paul, Phil Ramone, Jack Redmond, The Speedway, Mike Utley, Tommy Vicari, Dan Wallin, Donna Weiss, Paul Williams, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Pat Williams, Francesco Scavullo, Steve Schapiro, Jimmy Pankow, Tim Vicari

Overview

Though it is credited to Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, A Star Is Born is in effect the soundtrack album to the motion picture of the same name, a rock-oriented retelling of the story that had been filmed three times before. That it is not billed as a soundtrack only indicates that the album contains the songs featured in the film, but not the score. Of course, the main drawing card here is "Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born' (Evergreen)," the number one hit. But the rest of the album is slight. Streisand isn't much of a rock singer and these aren't much as rock songs (the songwriters include Paul Williams and Rupert Holmes). For his part, Kristofferson sounds even more gravelly than usual, and he isn't even growling his own compositions, which doubtless would have been superior to what he's been given to sing. Nevertheless, spurred by the hit single and the box office success of the film, A Star Is Born was the best-selling album of Barbra Streisand's career up to this point. ["Evergreen," co-written by Streisand and Williams, won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal.]

Product Details

Release Date:	08/31/2018
Label:	Sony Japan
UPC:	4547366366631
catalogNumber:	6366631

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Barbra Streisand   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kris Kristofferson   Guitar,Vocals,Track Performer

Technical Credits

Barbra Streisand   Composer,Producer
Kenny Loggins   Composer
Leon Russell   Composer
Roger Kellaway   Orchestration
Tom Scott   Orchestration
Bobby Shew   Contributor
Charles Owens   Contributor
Donnie Fritts   Contributor
Rupert Holmes   Composer
Clydie King   Contributor
Kenny Ascher   Composer,Orchestration
Alan Bergman   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
Stephen Bruton   Contributor
Sammy Creason   Contributor
Sammy Creson   Contributor
Venetta Fields   Contributor
Dean Hagen   Contributor
Booker T. Jones   Contributor
Jerry McGee   Contributor
Art Munson   Contributor
Oreos   Contributor
James Pankow   Orchestration
Terry Paul   Contributor
Phil Ramone   Producer,Engineer,Remixing
Jack Redmond   Contributor
Speedway   Contributor
Mike Utley   Contributor
Tommy Vicari   Engineer
Dan Wallin   Engineer
Donna Weiss   Composer
Paul Williams   Composer
Ian Freebairn-Smith   Orchestration
Paul Williams   Musical Supervision
Pat Williams   Orchestration
Francesco Scavullo   Cover Photo
Steve Schapiro   Back Cover
Paul Williams   Composer
Jimmy Pankow   Orchestration
Tim Vicari   Engineer
Paul Williams   Composer,Musical Supervision