Irish singer, Hozier has recorded a new duet of Ewan McColl's The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face with Barbara Streisand for her new album.
The track which you can check out below, will feature on Streisand's album The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two, arriving in June.
This album will see the music legend duet with a number of musicians including Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, James Taylor, Ariana Grande, Josh Groban, Sting, Sam Smith, country singer Tim McGraw, and jazz chanteuse Laufey.
On their collaboration, Hozier called duetting with Streisand "an honour".
"Barbra Streisand is one of the most enduring and iconic vocalists of our time, and somebody who defined an era with the sheer force of her voice, her talent, charisma and vision", he said. "To be asked to join her on a duet was a huge honour and came as a wonderful and welcome surprise".
Hozier continued: "Ewan MacColl’s The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, made famous by the stunning Roberta Flack recording, has always mystified me".
"It is, to me, one of the most beautiful love songs ever written. Like so many, I was deeply saddened to hear of her recent passing. Along with the honour I have to sing on this record with Barbra, I hope this duet offers something of a gesture to Roberta Flack’s incredible legacy".
Barbara Streisand has a long history of recording successful duets across many musical genres, from her 1963 duet with Judy Garland, Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again, the singer has gone on to record duets with Barry Gibb, Neil Diamond, Kris Kristofferson Bryan Adams, Donna Summer, Celine Dion and others.
"I’ve always loved singing duets with gifted artists," Streisand said. "They inspire me in unique and different ways…and make our time in the studio a joy! "My new album, The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two, gave me the chance to work and play with some of my old friends, label mates, and new artists too".
"I admire all of them… and I hope that you’ll enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I enjoyed recording with all of my wonderful partners".
On the album, Barbara Streisand's record label, Sony Music, have said said that it "was in-part, inspired by a photograph taken by Barbra’s daughter-in-law, Kathryn Boyd Brolin, capturing her joyful expression while watching her granddaughters at play".
Check out the tracklist for The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two below.
