When the sun is warm where you are
And it's comfortable and safe where you are
Well it's not exactly that way, all over
And somewhere in the world
Someone is cold, be aware
And while you're feeling young
Someone is old, be aware
And while your stomach's full
Somewhere in this world
Someone is hungry
When there is so much, should anyone be hungry?
When there's laughter all around me
And my family and friends surround me
If I seem to be forgetful, remind me
That somewhere in the world
People are weak, be aware
And while you speak your mind
Others can't speak, be aware
And while your children sleep
Somewhere in this world
A child is homeless
When there is so much, should any child be homeless?
Oh no, not even one child
Be aware
Barbra Streisand - Release Me 2 Album Lyrics
Barbra Streisand - Release Me 2 Lyrics
Writer: Burt F. Bacharach, Hal David
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network
You Light Up My Life
You light up my life like sunshine in the morning
You make me believe that anything is possible
Mmm, I didn't have a dream to my name
Darkness was mine, oh, it was such a shame
But you came to light up my life
You brought me faith, and hope, and love, and light
With your tender smile
You brought me to the promise
Of life outside a world of nine-to-five and Sunday
Oh, I didn't know how rich I could be
Oh, until you gave, you gave your love to me, baby
You light up my life
You give me faith, and hope, and love, and light
You brought your sweet understanding
Like sunrays in my hazy sky
If you hadn't opened up my eyes
Love would have passed me right on by, right on by
Oh baby, you light up my life like sunshine in the morning
You make me believe that anything, anything is possible
Mmm, I never knew how good I could feel
Loving you's left me with nothing to conceal, baby
You really light up my life
You give me faith, and hope, and love, and light
You give me faith
You give me hope
You give me love, and light
You make me believe that anything is possible
Mmm, I didn't have a dream to my name
Darkness was mine, oh, it was such a shame
But you came to light up my life
You brought me faith, and hope, and love, and light
With your tender smile
You brought me to the promise
Of life outside a world of nine-to-five and Sunday
Oh, I didn't know how rich I could be
Oh, until you gave, you gave your love to me, baby
You light up my life
You give me faith, and hope, and love, and light
You brought your sweet understanding
Like sunrays in my hazy sky
If you hadn't opened up my eyes
Love would have passed me right on by, right on by
Oh baby, you light up my life like sunshine in the morning
You make me believe that anything, anything is possible
Mmm, I never knew how good I could feel
Loving you's left me with nothing to conceal, baby
You really light up my life
You give me faith, and hope, and love, and light
You give me faith
You give me hope
You give me love, and light
Writer: Carole King
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Id Want It To Be You
Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
But I'm takin' a Greyhound
On the Hudson River line
I'm in a New York state of mind
Seen all those movie stars
And their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies, under the evergreens
But I know what I'm needin'
And I don't wanna waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy livin' day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times and the Daily News
Comes down to reality
And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy livin' day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times and the Daily News
Comes down to reality
And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside
We don't have any reasons
Cause left them all behind
I'm in a New York, I'm in a New York state of mind...
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
But I'm takin' a Greyhound
On the Hudson River line
I'm in a New York state of mind
Seen all those movie stars
And their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies, under the evergreens
But I know what I'm needin'
And I don't wanna waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy livin' day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times and the Daily News
Comes down to reality
And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy livin' day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times and the Daily News
Comes down to reality
And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside
We don't have any reasons
Cause left them all behind
I'm in a New York, I'm in a New York state of mind...
Writer: Stephen Hartley Dorff, Jay I. Landers, Bobby Wayne Tomberlin
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, STEVE DORFF
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, STEVE DORFF
Sweet Forgiveness
4 AM, another sleepless night
Each weary word I write, a tear on the page
Here I am, asking myself again
Why does this love we're in stay just out of reach?
Tell me why we never get the balance
Just exactly right, we scream across the distance
From our separate sides
And wonder, when did passion turn to pride?
You and I
Two lives, one heart
Believing every day
Will be the day when sweet forgiveness starts
I need you to let me stand alone
To call my life my own, yet stand by my side
I know I don't let you know enough
Don't let love show enough, don't let you be strong
Oh, tell me why we never get surrender
Just exactly right, we never can remember
There's another side
That lies between the passion and the pride
You and I
Two lives, one heart
One leap of faith away
We stay until the sweet forgiveness starts
Walls, we built these very walls
Where my shadow falls alone
And doors, between my life and yours
Open them before everything is gone
Sweet forgiveness, touch me before dawn
You and I
Two lives, one heart
We keep the dream alive
Surviving 'til the sweet forgiveness starts
Each weary word I write, a tear on the page
Here I am, asking myself again
Why does this love we're in stay just out of reach?
Tell me why we never get the balance
Just exactly right, we scream across the distance
From our separate sides
And wonder, when did passion turn to pride?
You and I
Two lives, one heart
Believing every day
Will be the day when sweet forgiveness starts
I need you to let me stand alone
To call my life my own, yet stand by my side
I know I don't let you know enough
Don't let love show enough, don't let you be strong
Oh, tell me why we never get surrender
Just exactly right, we never can remember
There's another side
That lies between the passion and the pride
You and I
Two lives, one heart
One leap of faith away
We stay until the sweet forgiveness starts
Walls, we built these very walls
Where my shadow falls alone
And doors, between my life and yours
Open them before everything is gone
Sweet forgiveness, touch me before dawn
You and I
Two lives, one heart
We keep the dream alive
Surviving 'til the sweet forgiveness starts
Writer: Walter Afanasieff, John Bettis
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Living Without You
The milk truck hauls the sun up
The paper hits the door
The subway shakes my floor
And I think about you
Time to face the dawning gray
Of another lonely day
Baby, it's so hard living without you
Yes, it's so hard
It's so hard
Baby, it's so hard living without you
Everyone's got something
They're out trying to get some more
They got something to get up for
But I ain't about to
Nothing's gonna happen
Nothing's gonna change
Baby, it's so hard living without you
Yes, it's so hard
It's so hard
Baby, it's so hard living without you
The paper hits the door
The subway shakes my floor
And I think about you
Time to face the dawning gray
Of another lonely day
Baby, it's so hard living without you
Yes, it's so hard
It's so hard
Baby, it's so hard living without you
Everyone's got something
They're out trying to get some more
They got something to get up for
But I ain't about to
Nothing's gonna happen
Nothing's gonna change
Baby, it's so hard living without you
Yes, it's so hard
It's so hard
Baby, it's so hard living without you
Writer: Randall S Newman
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
One Day (A Prayer)
One day the fields will be greener
One day the skies will be bluer
One day the rivers will be bright silver ribbons
Running 'round the hills, quiet hills
You'll see, one day
The rains will be softer
One day, the winds will be sweeter
Sweeter than springtime
And a whisper of lilac, apple, pine and pear
Will fill the air
And one day
A child full of wonder
Won't fear the dark sound of thunder
No dreams of danger
When a soldier's a stranger from a distant time, distant world
On that morning you stand
With tomorrow safe in your hand
That will be the day
One day the skies will be bluer
One day the rivers will be bright silver ribbons
Running 'round the hills, quiet hills
You'll see, one day
The rains will be softer
One day, the winds will be sweeter
Sweeter than springtime
And a whisper of lilac, apple, pine and pear
Will fill the air
And one day
A child full of wonder
Won't fear the dark sound of thunder
No dreams of danger
When a soldier's a stranger from a distant time, distant world
On that morning you stand
With tomorrow safe in your hand
That will be the day
Writer: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Jean Legrand
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Cloud9
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Cloud9
Rainbow Connection
Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions
But only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
All of us under its spell
We know that it's probably magic
Have you been half asleep
And have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm supposed to be
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers (the lovers), the dreamers (the dreamers) and me
Ba-da-da-di, da-da-di
Ba-da-da-da-di-da-ooh
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions
But only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
All of us under its spell
We know that it's probably magic
Have you been half asleep
And have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm supposed to be
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers (the lovers), the dreamers (the dreamers) and me
Ba-da-da-di, da-da-di
Ba-da-da-da-di-da-ooh
Writer: Kenny Ascher, Paul Hamilton Williams
Copyright: Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
Copyright: Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
Right as the Rain
Right as the rain
That falls from above
So real, so right is our love
It came like the spring
That breaks through the snow
I can't say what it may bring
I only know...I only know...
It's right to believe
Whatever gave your eyes this glow
Whatever gave my heart this song
Can't be wrong
It's right as the rain
That falls from above
And fills the world
With the blue of our love
As rain must fall
And day must dawn
This love...
This love...
Must go on.
That falls from above
So real, so right is our love
It came like the spring
That breaks through the snow
I can't say what it may bring
I only know...I only know...
It's right to believe
Whatever gave your eyes this glow
Whatever gave my heart this song
Can't be wrong
It's right as the rain
That falls from above
And fills the world
With the blue of our love
As rain must fall
And day must dawn
This love...
This love...
Must go on.
Writer: E. Y. HARBURG, HAROLD ARLEN
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., S.A. MUSIC, SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., S.A. MUSIC, SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC.
If Only You Were Mine
A one and a two
Sounds like singing in the rain kinda thing
There will be times
When you and I may come together
Somewhere in some crowded room
I know we will
And all my feelings show
Can this be love to me, some destiny
'Cause that's what gets you high
Could we unite, late at night?
It's all so lonely
If only you were mine
Life has a way of changing all your plans
Without you understanding
What if I could choose the games that we could play
Baby, it's not too late
Don't make me wait
I've seen it all
I'm searching for that sign
If only you were mine
(I like your bomps)
I want my life to be
Just you and me
To have your love
To be the first in line
If you were mine
If only you were mine
(Now we're talking)
Sounds like singing in the rain kinda thing
There will be times
When you and I may come together
Somewhere in some crowded room
I know we will
And all my feelings show
Can this be love to me, some destiny
'Cause that's what gets you high
Could we unite, late at night?
It's all so lonely
If only you were mine
Life has a way of changing all your plans
Without you understanding
What if I could choose the games that we could play
Baby, it's not too late
Don't make me wait
I've seen it all
I'm searching for that sign
If only you were mine
(I like your bomps)
I want my life to be
Just you and me
To have your love
To be the first in line
If you were mine
If only you were mine
(Now we're talking)
Writer: Ashley R. Gibb, Barry Alan Gibb, Stephen Gibb
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Once Youve Been In Love
Once you awake in someone's arms
Once you have shared the dawn
Once you have seen the face of love
Flown the space of love
You're someone else forever
Once you have dreamed in someone's arms
How can you dream alone?
Once you have known the joys of time, smiles of time
Can you walk alone across the miles of time?
After you've heard the song of songs
What other song will do?
After your eyes are dazzled by the summer sunlight
Oh, how long before they grow accustomed to the dark of winter?
Once I belonged in someone's arms
I never felt the cold
And once I believed in someone's arms
That they would always hold me
Once I was sure how real it was
Now I try to pretend it never was
I long to forget it ever was
But with so many memories, where do you begin?
Once you've been in love
Once you have shared the dawn
Once you have seen the face of love
Flown the space of love
You're someone else forever
Once you have dreamed in someone's arms
How can you dream alone?
Once you have known the joys of time, smiles of time
Can you walk alone across the miles of time?
After you've heard the song of songs
What other song will do?
After your eyes are dazzled by the summer sunlight
Oh, how long before they grow accustomed to the dark of winter?
Once I belonged in someone's arms
I never felt the cold
And once I believed in someone's arms
That they would always hold me
Once I was sure how real it was
Now I try to pretend it never was
I long to forget it ever was
But with so many memories, where do you begin?
Once you've been in love
Writer: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Jean Legrand
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Release Me 2 is a compilation album of ten rare and previously unreleased recordings by American singer Barbra Streisand. Released on CD, vinyl and digital formats on August 6, 2021, it is a follow-up to her 2012 compilation Release Me.
Sales of Release Me 2 extended Streisand's successful chart history in the U.S., making her the only woman with a top-20 album in each decade since the 1960s.
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Barbra StreisandSales of Release Me 2 extended Streisand's successful chart history in the U.S., making her the only woman with a top-20 album in each decade since the 1960s.
Genre(s): Vocal pop
Producer(s): Barbra Streisand, Burt Bacharach, Jochem van der Saag, Walter Afanasieff, Babyface, Don Costa, Mike Berniker, Barry Gibb, John Merchant, Michel Legrand, John Arias
Length: 33:56
Released: August 6th, 2021
Year: 2021