The
follow-up to her acclaimed 2012 album, Release Me, this new collection contains
previously unreleased tracks from Barbra's vault, including duets with Willie
Nelson, Barry Gibb and Kermit the Frog. With songs by Burt Bacharach, Hal
David, Barry Gibb, Paul Williams, Randy Newman, Michel Legrand and Alan &
Marilyn Bergman, Harold Arlen, and Carole King, Barbra describes Release Me 2
as, "A lovely walk down memory lane...a chance to revisit, and in some
cases, add a finishing instrumental touch to songs that still resonate for me
in meaningful ways."
"It's a deeply felt, well-curated album
that finds Streisand applying her distinctive style to melodies by a bevy of
iconic songwriters...Adding to the wealth of material are the superb
arrangements...Release Me 2 is much more than a rarities compilation and feels
like a classic Streisand album rediscovered."
-Matt Collar, AllMusic.com, 4.5/5 stars