A Star Is Born | | |
| Tracks:
| • | Watch Closely Now | | • | Queen Bee | | • | Everything | | • | Lost Inside of You | | • | Hellacious Acres | | • | Love Theme From ' A Star Is Born' (Evergreen) | | • | The Woman In The Moon | | • | I Believe In Love | | • | Crippled Crow | | • | Finale: With One More Look At You/Watch Closely Now | | • | Reprise: Love Theme From ''A Star Is Born' (Evergreen) |
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Amazon.com
Hollywood loved this story so much they remade it every 20 years or so for much of the 20th century; Barbra Streisand imbued it with so much forceful persona in 1976 that they haven't touched it since. The romantic/musical pairing of Streisand and Kris Kristofferson (chosen when no less than Elvis Presley turned the role down) may have been one of the era's strangest but, anchored by Streisand's elegant, Oscar-winning hit theme "Evergreen," it nonetheless yielded the biggest-selling album of the singer's career to date. That neither star is particularly convincing as rock icons--particularly Her Divaness--seems beyond the point of this fable. Instead, both stars take the opportunity to stretch outside their usual personas a bit, Streisand with the R&B teaser "Queen Bee" and confessional "Woman of the Moon," Kristofferson on rousing, theatrical fare like "Watch Closely Now" and "Hellacious Acres." --Jerry McCulley
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| Customer Reviews: Read 43 more reviews...
 Excellent!! December 16, 2008
E. Schoenadel (Denver PA)
I ordered the dvd and the cd, I enjoy them sooooo much! I listen to the cd every nite before bed and I'm sure I have seen the movie over 2 dozen times already! What can I say it is and always has been my favorite movie/soundtrack,
Star is Born CD December 14, 2008
Jamie West Fulks
I love this CD. I had the record album years ago. It got all scratched up. I was so excited to see that you can get this soundtrack on CD now. Great product, great memories.
A Masterpiece!! October 8, 2008
Rita Morales
This movie is a masterpiece!! Barbra Streisands voice is, by far, the greatest sound I have ever heard, and her acting is just lovely in every performance. Although I think every movie Barbra is in is a gift to her fans, I think this movie showed her stretch her talents. I own the soundtrack and the film!
Timeless pleasure September 3, 2008
Sabrina Darlene Cranor (South Atlanta, Georgia)
This CD, called an album the first time I purchased it, is for the woman who is strong enough to start her own company, run someone elses, gracefully confront those that have invalidated her, be opinionated, has respect for Mother Nature to a common sense point, sets her own standards and loves with compassion beyond words and figuratively speaking burnt her bra years ago.
I still remember seeing this movie and as a child I left the theatre with tears running down my face, I was twelve. What also amazed me is how many of the words to these songs I have remembered. There is a song to fit every mood on this CD. Need a pick me up before a tough business meeting or just facing the 2nd cup of coffee on a 16 hour day - Select "Queen Bee". If you want to remember someone that was/ is a compassionate wonderful lover go to Lost Inside of You. If you are in the mood to just go from gut wrenching grief of a lost one to absolute victory Finale: With One More Look At You. I find myself after this one still giving Ms. Streisand a standing ovation; even if I am in the car.
One of my all-time favorite albums... August 19, 2008
Deborah L. Behan
Would you believe I actually purchased the album, back in the day? Then I had to have it on 8-track for my VW. Only that 8-track busted within a few months, so I bought it on 8-track again. I think that one lasted a few months more. I remember writing the record company telling them they had defective 8-tracks, and they mailed me a cassette. WOW, one of my first! That cassette was played over and over again until it became unplayable. I have since bought the CD (2x), and now I am buying the MP3...how technology has improved, and I had this one from the beginning folks. So now to my review.
As someone else has stated, the movie does not hold up as well as the music. The music is superb. I tend to FF thru Kris, since his voice does nothing for me and I found him better as eye-candy than ear-candy (especially then). However, Barbra is perfect! The songwriting, melody & lyrics, are timeless. My review is biased - since this time period in my life means so much to me, along with the memories I've shared since the music/movie initially came out.
The faves that stand out for me are the ballads, "Woman in the Moon" & "Everything". Of course we cannot forget the Oscar-winning "Evergreen". But the best song on the album may be the ending "Watch Me Now", where we can feel the pain Barbra is going through as her husband has recently died and she is singing his hit. It moves me to tears on the screen, and you can hear the emotion here too.
Enjoy!
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