Released October 1972 Length 41:09 Release date October 1972 Genre Pop music | Recorded April 15, 1972 Label CBS Records International | |
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Venue The Forum in Los Angeles Similar Barbra Streisand albums, Pop music albums | ||
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Live Concert at the Forum is the second live album by Barbra Streisand. The album was recorded at a live concert at The Forum in Los Angeles on April 15, 1972, in front of an audience of 18,000 people. The concert was a fundraiser for Senator George McGovern's presidential campaign. Seat prices ranged from $5.50 to $100, and the event grossed $300,000, but after the expenses of producing the show, McGovern's campaign was given only $18,000. During the performance Streisand offered the audience the choice of hearing "Second Hand Rose" or "Stoney End". The latter was the overwhelming choice.
Contents
The album was arranged by Don Hannah, Don Costa, Peter Matz, Claus Ogerman and Gene Page. It was conducted by David Shire. The vocal director was Eddie Kendrix and the background vocals were provided by the Eddie Kendrix Singers.
Commercial performance
The album peaked at number 19 in the United States and has been certified Platinum for sales of 1,000,000 copies. According to the liner notes of Barbra's retrospective box set: Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in Canada.
Track listing
- "Sing"/"Make Your Own Kind of Music" (Joe Raposo – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 4:23
- "Starting Here, Starting Now" (Richard Maltby, Jr., David Shire) 2:45
- "Don't Rain on My Parade" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) 2:40
- Monologue 3:12
- "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) 1:56
- "Sweet Inspiration"/"Where You Lead" (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham – Carole King, Toni Stern) 6:19
- "Didn't We" (Jimmy Webb) 3:12
- "My Man" (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) 4:34
- "Stoney End" (Laura Nyro) 3:06
- "Sing"/"Happy Days Are Here Again" (Joe Raposo – Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) 5:30
- "People" (Bob Merrill) 3:28
Songs
1Sing / Make Your Own Kind of Music4:20
2Starting Here - Starting Now2:43
3Don't Rain on My Parade2:39