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The album debuted in the Top 10 in Austria, Germany, Spain and Poland, and reached Top 40 positions in Belgium (both regions), Denmark, Italy and Switzerland.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores In Ireland the album reached the number six position, becoming Streisand's highest-charting album since Guilty Pleasures in 2005. In the Netherlands, New Zealand, and UK the album reached the number two spot on national sales charts, becoming Streisand's highest-charting album in the Netherlands since One Voice peaked at the same position in 1987. In Canada and Australia the album also reached number one, selling 13,000 copies in each country. It tops 1 million in traditional album sales in the week of August 14, 2017. As of September 2015, the album has sold 955,000 copies in the US. Partners was 2014's seventh best-selling album in the US, having sold 856,000 copies. After just six weeks on sale, the album crossed half a million in US sales, having sold 526,000 copies total in the country. It fell to number three the following week, selling 127,000 copies, the lowest second-week decline for a number one-debuting non-compilation album in nearly four years. In its debut week, the album topped US Billboard 200 sales charts, selling over 196,000 copies. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal album at the 57th Grammy Awards. Partners topped the Billboard 200 with sales of 196,000 copies in the first week, making Streisand the only recording artist to have a number-one album in six different decades (1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.) It was also certified gold in November 2014 and platinum in January 2015, thus becoming Streisand's 52nd gold and 31st Platinum album (she also has 7 Gold-certified singles to her credit), more than any other female artist in history. Partners is one of 2014's best-selling albums in the US, having sold 856,000 copies. The deluxe edition features an additional duet with Edmonds along with previously released material featuring Frank Sinatra (who died in 1998), Bryan Adams, Barry Manilow, and Barry Gibb (from The Bee Gees). Two classic Streisand duets are updated with new partners: ' What Kind of Fool', newly performed with John Legend (originally with Barry Gibb) and ' Lost Inside of You', newly performed with Kenny Edmonds (originally with Kris Kristofferson). While the recordings are new, most of the songs have a previous history as Streisand releases. The album release was promoted on The Tonight Show, where Streisand was the evening's sole guest and sang a medley with host Jimmy Fallon. The collection also features Streisand's first studio-recorded duet with her now 47-year-old son, Jason Gould. The album features Streisand singing duets with an all-male lineup including Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, Billy Joel, John Legend, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Lionel Richie, and from an earlier recording, Elvis Presley (who died in 1977). Partners is the thirty-fourth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released on September 16, 2014, by Columbia Records.