Lazy Afternoon

Barbra Streisand’s 1975 follow-up to the <i>Funny Lady</i> soundtrack falls into a reverie on the pillowy title track and the harmonica-tinged “I Never Had It So Good”, pairing gentle atmospherics with subdued vocals from the legendary belter. But <i>Lazy Afternoon</i> isn’t all about lounging; the simmering “By the Way”, Streisand’s first self-penned song, uses her voice as an instrument of subtle seduction, while her feisty revamp of the Four Tops’ “Shake Me, Wake Me” is a glitter-covered fever dream.