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Walls is the thirty-sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Barbra Streisand, released on November 2, 2018, by Columbia Records.[1] The lead single "Don't Lie to Me" was written as a criticism of America's political climate amid the presidency of Donald Trump,[2][3] while the title track alludes to Trump's frequent calls for a wall at the Mexico border.

Walls
Studio album by
Barbra Streisand
ReleasedNovember 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)
RecordedNovember 2017–September 2018
Studio
  • Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage (Culver City, California)
  • Blue Studio (Malibu, California)
  • Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Grandma's House (Malibu, California)
  • Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Multiview Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Sound Design (Santo Barbara, California)
  • Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • The Gentlemen's Club Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • WallyWorld Studio (Los Angeles, California)
GenreVocal pop
Length47:09
LabelColumbia
Producer
Barbra Streisand chronology
The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic!
(2017)		 Walls
(2018)		 Release Me 2
(2021)
Singles from Walls
  1. "Don't Lie to Me"
    Released: September 28, 2018

Critical reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Independent[7]
The Times[8]

Walls received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Walls has an average score of 84 based on 5 reviews.[4]

Walls was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Year-end lists

Publication Accolade Ref.
Rolling Stone The 20 Best Pop Albums of 2018
[9]

Commercial performance


Walls debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 but then dropped off the charts after a second week.[10] Walls opened at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 15,604 copies and giving Streisand her 36th top-75 album and 15th top-10 entry in the United Kingdom.[11] In Australia Walls debuted at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart.[12]


Track listing


Adapted from Playbill.[13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."What's on My Mind"
5:16
2."Don't Lie to Me"
  • Shanks
  • Myrin
3:57
3."Imagine/What a Wonderful World"
  • Afanasieff
  • Streisand
5:20
4."Walls"
  • Afanasieff
  • Alan Bergman
  • Marilyn Bergman
  • Afanasieff
  • Streisand
3:54
5."Lady Liberty"Desmond Child
  • Child
  • Streisand
3:52
6."What the World Needs Now"
  • Afanasieff
  • Streisand
4:36
7."Better Angels"
  • Bayer Sager
  • Myrin
  • Landers
4:08
8."Love's Never Wrong"
  • Afanasieff
  • Streisand
4:06
9."The Rain Will Fall"
  • Shanks
  • Myrin
4:42
10."Take Care of This House" (from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue)
Streisand4:10
11."Happy Days Are Here Again"
Streisand3:53
Total length:47:09

Personnel


Adapted from AllMusic.[14]


Charts


Chart performance for Walls
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 37
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 33
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[20] 59
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 15
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 145
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 34
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 34
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] 58
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 6
US Billboard 200[10] 12

Certifications


Certifications for Walls
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "It's Easy to Feel Powerless, But We're Not: Barbra Streisand Takes a Stand Against Trump on Her New Song". Time. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. "Barbra Streisand Talks New Album Walls and its Trump-Dissing single "Don't Lie to Me"". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. "Barbra Streisand's New Song "Don't Lie to Me" Is a Pointed Trump Dig". HuffPost. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. "Reviews for Walls by Barbra Streisand". Metacritic. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. "Walls - Barbra Streisand : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  6. Morris, Damien (November 11, 2018). "Barbra Streisand: Walls - review (Columbia)". The Guardian. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  7. Pollard, Alexandra. "Barbra Streisand, Walls". The Independent. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  8. Hodgkinson, Will. "Pop review: Barbra Streisand: Walls". The Times. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  9. Sheffield, Brittany Spanos,Rob; Sheffield, Rob (December 14, 2018). "20 Best Pop Albums of 2018". rollingstone.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  10. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  11. Jones, Alan (November 9, 2018). "Charts analysis: The Prodigy maintain chart-topping album run". Music Week. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  12. "The Aria Report: Issue 1498" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. November 12, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  13. "Barbra Streisand Will Release New Album Walls in November". Playbill. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  14. "Walls – Barbra Streisand | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  15. "Australiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Walls". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  16. "Austriancharts.at – Barbra Streisand – Walls" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  17. "Ultratop.be – Barbra Streisand – Walls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  18. "Ultratop.be – Barbra Streisand – Walls" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  19. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  20. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201846 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  21. "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – Walls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  22. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums (Week 45, 2018)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  23. "Offiziellecharts.de – Barbra Streisand – Walls" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  24. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Barbra Streisand". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  25. "Italiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Walls". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  26. "Charts.nz – Barbra Streisand – Walls". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  27. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  28. "Spanishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Walls". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  29. "Swisscharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Walls". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  30. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  31. "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Walls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 4, 2019.



На других языках

- [en] Walls (Barbra Streisand album)

[it] Walls (Barbra Streisand)

Walls è il trentaseiesimo album in studio della cantante statunitense Barbra Streisand, pubblicato nel 2018.

[ru] Walls (альбом Барбры Стрейзанд)

Walls (с англ. — «Стены») — тридцать шестой студийный альбом американской певицы Барбры Стрейзанд, выпущенный 2 ноября 2018 года на лейбле Columbia Records[6].


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