12 Days of Barbra Streisand - Meet Barbra's PARTNERS

Here at BroadwayWorld.com, we could not be more excited about the upcoming September 16release of the highly anticipated latest album, PARTNERS, from Broadway's greatest export, Barbra Streisand. In honor of the album's 12 brand new duets, we are counting down with 12 days of Barbra! To pre-order the album, click here for Amazon.com, iTunes.com or to order direct.

Today, we're excited to present nuggets of information on each of the stars that will be singing on PARTNERS!

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BABYFACE

Has written and produced over 26 No. 1 R&B hits throughout his career. He has won 10 Grammy Awards.

ANDREA BOCELLI

Has recorded fourteen solo albums, selling over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In 1999, he was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards. "The Prayer," his duet with Celine Dion for the animated film Quest for Camelot, won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. Seven of his albums have reached the Top 10 on the Billboard 200.

MICHAEL BUBLÉ

Has won four Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. Bublé's 2009 album Crazy Love debuted at Number One on the US Billboard Top 200 after three days of sales, and remained there for two weeks.

JOSH GROBAN

His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and in 2007 he charted as the Number-One best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in the nation. To date, he has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

BILLY JOEL

Has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States. He is also a 6 time Grammy Award winner who has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards throughout his career. He has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling artists of all time.

JOHN LEGEND

Has won nine Grammy Awards. He has gained chart topping hits from his solo work, including the Billboard Hot 100 Number 1 single "All Of Me."

JOHN MAYER

In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is A Wonderland." He has sold over 10 million albums in the US and over 20 million albums worldwide.

ELVIS PRESLEY

He is the best selling solo artist in the history of recorded music, with estimated album sales of 600 million units worldwide. He was nominated for 14 Grammys and won three, receiving the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36.

LIONEL RICHIE

Has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best selling artists of all time. Has won two Grammys.

BLAKE SHELTON

Has charted 24 country singles, including 11 #1's. He has been nominated five times for a Grammy Award. Has won the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer Of The Year twice.

STEVIE WONDER

Has recorded more than thirty US Top Ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist, and has sold over 100 million albums and singles, making him one of the top 60 best-selling artists of all

PARTNERS, her new album is filled with duets of some of her most beloved tunes, and talent includes Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, Jason Gould, Josh Groban, Billy Joel, John Legend, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Blake Shelton, Stevie Wonder and a breathtaking virtual duet with the King of rock n' roll, Elvis Presley. The new album, which is executive produced by Ms. Streisand and Jay Landers, is produced by 'Babyface' and Walter Afanasieff.

"Partners" is comprised of 12 songs, many of which are regarded as Streisand classics. Among the songs included are "New York State Of Mind," with Billy Joel, "It Had To Be You," with Michael Buble, "Come Rain Or Come Shine," with John Mayer, "Love Me Tender," with Elvis Presley, "The Way We Were," with Lionel Richie, "What Kind Of Fool," with John Legend, "People," with Stevie Wonder, "I Can Still See Your Face," with Andrea Bocelli, "Evergreen," with Babyface, and Ms. Streisand's first studio-recorded duet with her son Jason Gould, on "How Deep Is The Ocean."

To pre-order the album, click here for Amazon.com, iTunes.com or to order direct.