Love Is The Answer
by Barbra Streisand
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Sep 29, 2009
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 6 out of 34

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  1. someonewhocares
    Dec 1, 2022
    5
    Streisand delivers a record that, for once in her career, has no memorable moments. Don't get me wrong, the ballads are very Barbra, but none stand out as being the best of the later years of her 6-decade long career.
  2. colinhf
    Oct 29, 2010
    9
    At such an age, she proved she is still here. Classic singer, classic songs, maybe only in winter can you really have the mood for enjoying this classic album.
  3. TamirB.
    Oct 6, 2009
    4
    So very boring one cannot avoid falling into a ditch when listing and driving, be aware. Talented as she is this CD has no true extra value, the interpretations are so predictable the voice not as good as in the past, even the fans of the diva will be disappointed, please Mrs S, record something fresh and new already.
  4. RickK.
    Oct 6, 2009
    10
    One of Streisand's best ever!!!
  5. BillP
    Oct 5, 2009
    9
    Streisand was and is the best female vocalist...has been since The Barbra Streisand Album, and still is with Love is The Answer. You can keep your Dions, Houstons, Careys....all fine singers with fine instruments, but there is ONLY one Barbra. At 67, her voice is in MUCH better shape than Mariah "I only whisper now" Careys or Whitney "I've so misused my voice I sound like I gargle Streisand was and is the best female vocalist...has been since The Barbra Streisand Album, and still is with Love is The Answer. You can keep your Dions, Houstons, Careys....all fine singers with fine instruments, but there is ONLY one Barbra. At 67, her voice is in MUCH better shape than Mariah "I only whisper now" Careys or Whitney "I've so misused my voice I sound like I gargle with gravel" Houston. Bravo, Barbra.… Expand
  6. DavidH.
    Oct 5, 2009
    9
    I'm a big fan of Barbra's records from the 60's and her new record comes very close to that sophistication and charm of that recording period. I really don't think she's come this close to it really since then. Less is so very much more here. Thanks to Diana for streamlining and helping create a beautiful and sublime record
  7. PeterM.
    Oct 5, 2009
    10
    The most inspired and personal album she's made since Higher Ground in 1997.
  8. ScooterC.
    Oct 5, 2009
    2
    Always will love the Babs, but give me Diana Krall instead! The album is on Quaaludes and Xanax, nothing stands out, and I do mean nothing. Barbra is flat in some songs and while the pared down arrangements are good for singers like Krall, it doesn't work for Ms. Streisand's big voice and even bigger interpretations. Sorry, no me gusta!
  9. A.J.G.
    Oct 4, 2009
    10
    Thank you Barbra Thank you Diana.
  10. ErikB.
    Oct 3, 2009
    6
    She's trying too hard...just sing Barbra....we and YOU know you can..... But...you still goit it!!!!!
  11. ArnieR.
    Oct 3, 2009
    10
    Nothing but perfect from talented and genius singer. p.s. all music guide rating in their website is 70 not 90.thanks.

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. AllMusic
    90
    The overall effect is that this is one of the Streisand albums most appealing to her fans and her potential fans--which includes nearly everyone who appreciates a singer singing like she's lived every line of her songs.
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  2. Billboard.com
    80
    Streisand gives her trademark romantic-ballad treatment to 13 well-known standards.
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  3. Boston Globe
    80
    At 67, Streisand’s gorgeous tones and powers of interpretation are utterly intact, and also front-and-center thanks to producer Diana Krall’s class-conscious pairing of her own understated quartet with Johnny Mandel’s velvety orchestrations.
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