Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. You'll Never Know [1955][#]
2. Sleepin' Bee [#]
3. Moon River [#]
4. Miss Marmelstein
5. Happy Days Are Here Again [#]
6. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now [#]
7. I Hate Music [#]
8. Nobody's Heart (Belongs to Me) [#]
9. Value [#]
10. Cry Me a River [#]
11. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? [#]
12. I Had Myself a True Love [#]
13. Lover, Come Back to Me [#]
14. Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most [#]
15. My Honey's Lovin' Arms
16. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
17. When the Sun Comes Out [#]
18. Be My Guest/Dialogue With Judy Garland and Ethel Merman [#]
19. Judy Garland Medley, No. 1: Hooray for Love/After You've Gone/By ... - Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand
20. Judy Garland Medley, No. 2: Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again [#] - Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand

Disc 2:

1. I'm the Greatest Star [From Funny Girl][#]
2. My Man/Auld Lang Syne [From Funny Girl][#]
3. People
4. Act II Medley: Second Hand Rose (Barbra's Mother)/Give Me the ...
5. 1965 Emmy Awards [#]
6. He Touched Me
7. You Wanna Bet [#]
8. House of Flowers [#]
9. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead [#] - Harold Arlen, Barbra Streisand
10. Circus Medley: (Have I Stayed) Too Long at the Fair/Look at That Face
11. Starting Here, Starting Now
12. Good Man Is Hard to Find/Some of These Days [#]
13. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows [#]
14. Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)
15. Don't Rain on My Parade [From Funny Girl]
16. Funny Girl [From Funny Girl]
17. 1969 Academy Awards: Friars Club Tribute [#]
18. Come Rain or Come Shine - Harold Arlen, Barbra Streisand
19. Time After Time - Barbra Streisand, Jule Styne
20. Sweetest Sounds - Richard Rodgers, Barbra Streisand
21. Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong, Barbra Streisand
22. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
23. Vegas Medley: When You Gotta Go/In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

Disc 3:

1. Singer [#]
2. I Can Do It [#]
3. Stoney End
4. (They Long to Be) Close to You [#] - Burt Bacharach, Barbra Streisand
5. We've Only Just Begun [#]
6. Since I Fell for You
7. You're the Top [What's Up Doc?][#]
8. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life [Album Version][#][Demo Versio - Michel Legrand, Barbra Streisand
9. If I Close My Eyes [#] - Michel Legrand, Barbra Streisand
10. Between Yesterday and Tomorrow [#]
11. Can You Tell the Moment? [#]
12. Way We Were [Soundtrack Version][#]
13. Crying Time [#] - Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand
14. God Bless the Child [#]
15. Medley: A Quiet Thing/There Won't Be Trumpets [#]
16. Lost Inside of You [Alternate ...]
17. Evergreen [From A Star Is Born][#][Demo Version][Version]
18. 1977 Academy Awards [#]
19. Hatikvah [#]

Disc 4:

1. You Don't Bring Me Flowers [Live at the 1980 Grammy Awards][#] - Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand
2. Way We Weren't/The Way We Were [Single][Live][#]
3. Guilty - Barry Gibb, Barbra Streisand
4. Papa, Can You Hear Me? [Yentl][#][Demo Version]
5. Moon and I [Yentl][#]
6. Piece of Sky [Soundtrack Version][#][Demo Version]
7. I Know Him So Well [#]
8. If I Loved You
9. Putting It Together
10. Over the Rainbow
11. Theme [End Credits]
12. Here We Are At Last
13. Warm All Over [#]
14. You'll Never Know [#]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64084 in Music
• Released on: 1991-09-24
• Number of discs: 4
• Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

Everything a boxed set should be!
A four-disc collection of material that had mostly been previously unreleased, JUST FOR THE RECORD is a fascinating package indeed. Unlike most box-sets, this is not an extended "greatest hits" repackaging with a few rarities to pull in longtime fans. Sure, there are a few well-known recordings present ("People," Guilty"), but over 85% of the tracks on JUST FOR THE RECORD had never seen the light of day. This is exactly what many of Streisand's dedicated fans had been hoping for.

The first two discs are dedicated to material recorded in the sixties, and they include many live recordings from the decade when Streisand gave the most public performances. Live performances culled from Streisand's appearances on "The Jack Paar Show," "P.M. East," The Garry Moore Show," The Tonight Show," "The Ed Sullivan Show," and "The Judy Garland Show" are all absolutely priceless. Eight tracks from Barbra's legendary "Bon Soir" performances (which were initially intended to be her first record) are included, and they present the then-twenty year old singer at her rowdy best. This is the Streisand that many of her sixties fans dearly miss.

The two sixties discs also cover her years on Broadway (previously unreleased live performances from FUNNY GIRL), performances from her first four television specials (including three songs from the still- unreleased BELLE OF 14TH STREET soundtrack album), and a terrific live medley from her performances at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, which includes her only recorded performances of "When You Gotta Go" and "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning."

The remaining two discs (one devoted to the seventies, the other to the eighties) feature less live performances, but are just as enthralling. These two disc feature several great recordings that were released, but never appeared on a Streisand album. It's great to finally have Streisand's sizzling rendition "You're The Top" from WHAT'S UP, DOC? and "Cryin' Time," her wonderful duet with Ray Charles on disc. Even better are the recordings from unfinished projects, or the ones that were scrapped from finished albums and movies. Tracks from the aborted albums THE SINGER and BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW (also known as LIFECYCLE OF A WOMAN) finally surface, and I'm so glad they finally found a home here. The unused UP THE SANDBOX theme "If I Close My Eyes," The alternate theme song to THE WAY WE WERE (heard here in a live rendition from 1980), Barbra's rendition of Billie Holiday's "God Bless The Child" and the medley "A Quiet Thing/There Won't Be Trumpets" (both left off of 1974's BUTTERFLY), YENTL'S sensual "The Moon And I" (which was replaced in the film with the superior "No Matter What Happens"), and the absolutely phenomenal rendition of Tim Rice's "I Know Him So Well" (which just didn't fit onto THE BROADWAY ALBUM) all make their debuts here.

Also included are the original demos of "Evergreen" (with Barbra playing the guitar) and "Papa, Can You Hear Me," as well as the instrumental theme from NUTS (the soundtrack of which is nearly impossible to find), and the Grammy-nominated "Warm All Over" (an intended preview of BACK TO BROADWAY that ended up not making the cut). In addition to the bountiful amount of unreleased material, Barbra provides detailed liner notes (which are worth the price of admission alone) and thousands of rare photographs. It all comes packaged in a lovely, cloth-covered box, with a beautiful rose motif carried throughout the entire set.

Extremely rare for [a] box set, this four-disc collection hit a very impressive #38 on the Hot 100 and was certified Platinum in sales (and this before the RIAA had a separate criteria for multiple-disc packages). JUST FOR THE RECORD is proof that the material of Streisand's that has sat unreleased is every bit as interesting as what was officially issued. An essential purchase for any Streisand fan.

a compulsory purchase for any diva lover
Barbra Streisand is the greatest female vocalist of our time. Discs one and two alone would be more than worth the price of this box set. The medley from the Judy Garland show is pure gold. If you're considering making this purchase for a Barbra lover in your family - do not hesitate. Any true Barbra fan would be meshugah to pass up an opportunity to have all of this greatness in one pink box.

A Fan's Dream
What every Streisand fan has been waiting for- and more. The emphasis on pre 70s music (discs one and two) lower the rating in this listener's opinion, but oh, discs three and four!The unreleased gems show Barbra's versatility and sense of style. Also her ego- not crediting Karen and Richard Carpenter for the definitive (and earlier recorded) versions of "Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun"- it's akin to not mentioning Sinatra in your liner notes for "My Way"! Ego aside, Barbra has a right to be proud. This set confirms her star status in American music.