Samantha Pickette

Jul 15, 2024 | jewishreviewofbooks.com | Samantha Pickette |Joshua Barton |Dara Horn

Viking 992 pp., $47 If there is one theme that ties together Barbra Streisand’s new memoir, My Name Is Barbra, it is control. There is the complete creative control she exercised over her albums, from songs to artwork—a feat guaranteed through a deal with Columbia Records in 1962 that sustained Streisand’s music career through six decades and thirty-four number-one albums. She also had complete control over her television performances and live concerts, which she has avoided . . .