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What Matters Most

by Barbra Streisand

Released: August 23, 2011

Traditional pop

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Chart Success.

The Album

"What Matters Most" is the thirty-third studio album by Barbra Streisand, released on August 23, 2011, by Columbia Records. Streisand, who had previously recorded numerous Bergman songs, intended this album to explore other gems from their extensive songbook. The deluxe edition includes a second disc with Bergman tunes that Streisand had recorded before.

Inside the Recording

The album is dedicated to the lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Streisand's longtime friends, and was produced by Streisand herself.

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It became her fourth studio album not to…

It became her fourth studio album not to receive RIAA certification in the United States.

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What Matters Most

"What Matters Most" is the thirty-third studio album by Barbra Streisand, released on August 23, 2011, by Columbia Records.

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Reception

In its first week, it sold 68,000 copies in the U.S. and 210,000 copies within a year. It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and received generally positive reviews from critics. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 54th Grammy Awards.

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"What Matters Most" is the thirty-third studio album by Barbra Streisand, released on August 23, 2011, by Columbia Records. The album is dedicated to the lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Streisand's longtime friends, and was produced by Streisand herself. It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and received generally positive reviews from critics.

Streisand, who had previously recorded numerous Bergman songs, intended this album to explore other gems from their extensive songbook. The deluxe edition includes a second disc with Bergman tunes that Streisand had recorded before.

The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 54th Grammy Awards. In its first week, it sold 68,000 copies in the U.S. and 210,000 copies within a year. It became her fourth studio album not to receive RIAA certification in the United States.