"Partners" is the thirty-fourth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released on September 16, 2014, by Columbia Records. The album features Streisand performing duets with a roster of male artists, including Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, Billy Joel, John Legend, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Lionel Richie, and, from an earlier recording, Elvis Presley. Additionally, the album includes Streisand's first studio duet with her son, Jason Gould.
The release of the album was highlighted by a promotion on The Tonight Show, where Streisand appeared as the sole guest and performed a medley with host Jimmy Fallon.
Although the recordings are new, many of the songs have been featured on past Streisand releases. Two classic duets are reimagined with new partners: "What Kind of Fool" with John Legend (originally with Barry Gibb) and "Lost Inside of You" with Kenny Edmonds (originally with Kris Kristofferson). The deluxe edition of the album includes an additional duet with Edmonds and features previously released tracks with Frank Sinatra, Bryan Adams, Barry Manilow, and Barry Gibb.
Partners was one of the best-selling albums of 2014 in the US, with 856,000 copies sold. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 196,000 copies, making Streisand the only artist to have a number-one album in six different decades. The album was certified gold in November 2014 and platinum in January 2015, marking Streisand's 52nd gold and 31st platinum album. It was also nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 57th Grammy Awards.
