Barbra Streisand has announced The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2: an all-star duets album set to feature Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Hozier, Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, and more.
The eight-time Grammy Award announced her 37th album Wednesday (April 30), and it's known the record will feature a selection of 11 duets. Besides the artists listed above, Laufey, Sam Smith, Josh Groban, Sting, Seal, and Tim McGraw will also make appearances on the project. Walter Afanasieff and Peter Asher produced The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two while Streisand and Jay Landers executive produced.
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“I’ve always loved singing duets with gifted artists. They inspire me in unique and different ways…and make our time in the studio a joy,” Streisand said in a statement. “My new album, The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two, gave me the chance to work and play with some of my old friends, label mates, and new artists too. I admire all of them… and I hope that you’ll enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I enjoyed recording with all of my wonderful partners.”
The sequel to her 2014 album Partners arrives June 27, and, today, Streisand has shared the Hozier-featuring “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.”
Of the duet, Hozier said “to be asked to join her on a duet was a huge honor and came as a wonderful and welcome surprise.”
“Barbra Streisand is one of the most enduring and iconic vocalists of our time, and somebody who defined an era with the sheer force of her voice, her talent, charisma and vision,” he added in a statement received by The Hollywood Reporter. “Ewan MacColl’s ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,’ made famous by the stunning Roberta Flack recording, has always mystified me. It is, to me, one of the most beautiful love songs ever written. Along with the honour I have to sing on this record with Barbra, I hope this duet offers something of a gesture to Roberta Flack’s incredible legacy.”
Streisand has also shared the full tracklist of the record. Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey will notably appear together with Streisand on “One Heart, One Voice”: the only non-duet on the album. The original Partners featured the likes of Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, and Billy Joel, along with a posthumous Elvis Presley duet.
Listen to "First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" and see the album's full tracklist below.
The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2:
01 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (With Hozier)
02 My Valentine (With Paul McCartney)
03 To Lose You Again (With Sam Smith)
04 The Very Thought of You (With Bob Dylan)
05 Letter to My 13 Year Old Self (With Laufey)
06 One Heart, One Voice (With Mariah Carey & Ariana Grande)
07 I Love Us (With Tim McGraw)
08 Secret o’ Life (With James Taylor)
09 Fragile (With Sting)
10 Where Do I Go From You (From the Musical, Beba’s Mambo) (With Josh Groban)
11 Love Will Survive (With Seal)
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Article Image: Barbra Streisand at a movie premiere event in 2012. (Jean_Nelson via DepositPhotos.)
