Move over, Taylor Swift !
36 years ago today, Barbra Streisand released her third live album in her career (a rarity since she stopped doing live concerts some 15 years prior) called "One Voice", which was recorded in her backyard on September 6, 1986. Gays and other Streisand fans were lined up in record stores with the vinyl album, cassette, and CD in their hands ready to pay and get home and listen to the whole blessed event. We squealed in delight when she sang two Harold Arlen songs she never recorded before - 'Over the Rainbow' and 'It's A New World'. We gasped when she revealed she was researching material for an upcoming album she was planning to do on songs from movies (it wouldn't happen for another 16 years).
The album debuted on the Hot 100 Album Charts at #9, and stayed on the chart for 28 weeks. Critics and fans raved about the recording, saying it was one of the best live albums ever recorded. It was awarded Gold status from the RIAA in August, 1987 and Platinum status in February, 1988. The concert was televised on HBO, and later released on VHS and DVD.