My Barbra history goes back to the Crystal Palace in St. Louis. I think it's forgotten now that when her first Columbia singles were issued a lot of people assumed she was African American! She had and has a lot of soul! I have been a faithful admirer all the way through her career and though I lead a hectic life of multiple careers the last week my mind has been very much on the album and how it would do on the charts. I checked first thing this morning when I arrived at my classroom and office at the University of Chicago.Read more »