Higher Ground

Product Description Barbra's 1st all-new studio recording in 4 years (inspired by her close relationship with the late Virginia Kelly, the mother of President Clinton), is an emotional tour-de-force - an album that her fans will flock to, as they did with the Broadway Album. Higher Ground (created with David Foster, Walter Afanasieff, Marvin Hamlisch and Arif Mardin) has already generated radio and media excitement, due to it's "event" single, "Tell Him," a landmark duet with pop superstar Celine Dion. Amazon.com She's been eclipsed by a generation of newfangled power divas, but Babs still has it--superior repertoire in the Tin Pan Alley tradition, deep-pile production from the likes of Foster, Mardin and Afanasieff, and those zillion dollar pipes. Cuddlesome James Brolin gets a credit "for giving me the love I sing about" on tunes like "Leading with Your Heart," while the title track, "At the Same Time," and "Everything Must Change" could one day be used in a Broadway musical about pre-millennial spirituality. --Jeff Bateman