The Sweetest Sounds (Friars Club tribute to Barbra Streisand)

~ Recording by Richard Rodgers

Annotation

In a short tribute to Streisand, Rodgers recited a reworded version of "The Sweetest Sounds" for the occasion. The original song was from the 1962 Broadway musical, No Strings, which incidentally, was the only Broadway score he had written without a collaborator.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Strings

live performance at the Waldorf Astoria (May 16, 1969) in honor of Barbra Streisand
https://www.barbra-archives.info/friars-honor-barbra-streisand-1969
"Streisand was awarded “Entertainer of the Year” by the Friars, making her the second woman to be honored in the theatrical organization's 65-year history! (Lucille Ball was the first)."

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-02 08:22 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.21Friars Club Tribute: Richard Rodgers2:01Richard RodgersJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-09-24
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C4K 44111
2.21Richard Rodgers?:??Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-09-24
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C4T 44111
2.21Richard Rodgers?:??Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C4T 44111, COL 468734 4
2.21Friars Club Tribute: Richard Rodgers2:01Richard RodgersJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1992-04-22
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS-5811, SRCS-5812, SRCS-5813, SRCS-5814
1.13The Sweetest Sounds2:00Richard RodgersHighlights From Just for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-06-30
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 52849
1.13The Sweetest Sounds1:59Richard RodgersHighlights From Just for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1992-07-01
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)471640 2
2.21Friars Club Tribute: Richard Rodgers (The Sweetest Sounds)2:01Richard RodgersJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-12-08
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CXK 68614
2.21Friars Club Tribute: Richard Rodgers (The Sweetest Sounds)2:01Richard RodgersJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • PL1999-11-12
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)4954762
2.21Friars Club Tribute: Richard Rodgers (The Sweetest Sounds)2:01Richard RodgersJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-07-01
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C4K 89077
2.21Richard Rodgers2:00Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
Promotion
1.7Friars Club Tribute: The Sweetest Sounds2:01Richard RodgersSelections From Just for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CSK 4200
Withdrawn
1.13The Sweetest Sound1:59Barbra StreisandHighlights From Just for the RecordBarbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)

Relationships

engineer:John Arrias (engineer)
co-producer:John Arrias (engineer)
producer:Martin Erlichman
Barbra Streisand
spoken vocals:Richard Rodgers (composer) (on 1969-05-16)
recorded at:Waldorf Astoria New York (1931-) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-05-16)
recording of:The Sweetest Sounds (Friars Club Tribute version) (on 1969-05-16: live)

Related works

The Sweetest Sounds (Friars Club Tribute version)

lyricist and composer:Richard Rodgers (composer)
is based on:The Sweetest Sounds (from the 1962 Broadway musical “No Strings”)