Barbra Streisand "What Matters Most" 2011

2011 marks the 18th year since I started making music with Barbra Streisand and I’m proud to announce our latest collaboration with the release of her new CD “What Matters Most” (Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan and Marilyn Bergman).
We started the album in January of 2011 with the intention of only doing 4 songs but because she enjoyed the process so much, she decided to record 8 more songs and make it a full CD (Only 10 songs made the CD but there are 2 beautiful songs that will eventually be released). As usual, it was thrilling to spend so much time side by side with Barbra as we worked together perfecting this project. I spent a lot of time on my own at Westlake Recording Studios working on the editing and mixing before I joined her out at “Grandma’s House” to do the final tweaking.
This is also the first time I decided to take on the role of Mastering Engineer for this studio album after finishing the Mixing part of the process. What a thrill it was to be able to hear the results of my work coming out beautifully through the speakers at my local Starbucks during the 1st week of release! (Have to admit that I visited a heck of a lot of Starbucks that week just to hear what the CD sounded like in different environments).

The CD entered the Billboard charts at #4 giving Barbra her 31st top 10!  The critic’s reviews and fan reviews have been overwhelmingly positive and many are referring to it as their favorite Barbra record since they first fell in love with her amazing voice many years ago.

Thank you again Barbra for trusting me with your gift! I am humbled every time I get to work with the best!
Please visit www.barbrastreisand.com for more information on this wonderful project.

Best,
Dave Reitzas