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Stoney End
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released February 1971 (1971-02)
Genre Pop
Label Columbia
Producer Richard Perry
Professional reviews
Barbra Streisand chronology
What About Today?
(1969)
Stoney End
(1971)
Barbra Joan Streisand
(1971)

Stoney End is the twelfth studio album by Barbra Streisand. Released in 1971, it was a change in direction for Streisand with a more upbeat contemporary pop sound. The album peaked at #10 in the United States, her first to reach the top 10 in 5 years, and was produced by legendary music producer Richard Perry.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I Don't Know Where I Stand" (Joni Mitchell)
  2. "Hands Off the Man (Flim Flam Man)" (Laura Nyro)
  3. "If You Could Read My Mind" (Gordon Lightfoot)
  4. "Just a Little Lovin' (Early In The Mornin')" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
  5. "Let Me Go" (Randy Newman)
  6. "Stoney End" (Laura Nyro)
  7. "No Easy Way Down" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
  8. "Time and Love" (Laura Nyro)
  9. "Maybe" (Harry Nilsson)
  10. "Free the People" (Barbara Keith)
  11. "I'll Be Home" (Randy Newman)

Chart performance/Sales

The album hit number 10 on the Billboard Top 200, where it was certified Platinum with sales of 1 million copies. In the UK the album entered the chart at Number 28. The album has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Singles

The title track, a Laura Nyro composition previously recorded by Peggy Lipton, was released in the US and charted at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and also reached number 27 on the UK singles chart.

"Time and Love" reached Number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the AC Chart.

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