| All three of the first, second,
and third Barbra Streisand albums were best sellers when the
Avanti also began dazzling the public imagination. Her fourth
album, "People" was released in September of 1964
and knocked the Beatles' "A Hard Day's
Night" out of the no.1 spot, giving Barbra a number one album.
The People album won her a 2nd consecutive Grammy for Best Female
Vocalist. She has achieved sales unequaled by any other female
recording artist. With 49 gold albums, she is second in the
all-time charts, ahead of the Beatles
and The Rolling Stones, exceeded only by Elvis. Thus, she is
the only artist among the top four all-time sellers who was
not part of the rock & roll revolution, which has dominated
the record business for four decades. Her 30 platinum albums,
according to the Recording Industry Association of America,
exceeds all other female singers. That organization also noted
that she is the only female artist ever to have achieved 13
multi-platinum albums, which includes the soundtrack for her
motion picture A Star Is Born, earning her eight Grammy Awards
and Grammy's Lifetime Achievement and Legend Awards in the process.
Barbra and the Avanti have both proven themselves to be long-time
survivors. Barbra's words for the Avanti: "Hello gorgeous!".
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Barbra Streisand on the May 22, 1964 Life
Magazine cover. |
