'Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials' Presented in Warner Strategic Marketing's Box-Set

BURBANK, CA (Warner Strategic Marketing) - The five Barbra Streisand early career TV specials, which confirmed for critics and the public alike that she would be the music world's most legendary female entertainer for decades to come, have just gone five times platinum - in just over one month after their release prior to Thanksgiving.

For over forty years Ms. Streisand's accomplishments in the recording field, in film and television, and on stage have set virtually unbreakable records, and it was these early television specials that previewed for national audiences the unparalleled range of talent and originality that would distinguish her as both a legend and a trailblazer.

On display in the award-winning specials are not only the multi-Grammy-winning Voice of the Century, the unique comic and dramatic acting flair that earned her both an Oscar and a Tony, but also the showmanship and visual inspiration that would make her a leading film director and producer and would establish records in the world of concert performance. Those first five specials, for which the young star, barely into her twenties, was given full creative control, were and remain a thrilling introduction to all of her varied talents.

Warner Strategic Marketing, industry leader in marketing and distribution of music and television on DVD, notes that in bringing Streisand's groundbreaking original television performances to DVD for the first time ever, they are making available to the public many classic performances unseen since their first broadcasts.

The set includes her legendary CBS television performances: "My Name is Barbra," "Color Me Barbra," "The Belle of 14th Street," "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" and "Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments."