Lazy Afternoon is a pop album by Barbra Streisand released in 1975 on Columbia Records. The album peaked at number twelve on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA in April 1976.Indeed, this album is definitely one of Barbras most sedate, with ballads reigning supreme, playing to her strengths as a torch singer for the modern day. This is also surprising considering her main collaborator on Lazy Afternoon. Songwriter/co-producer Rupert Holmes was just appearing on the scene, his debut album about to hit the market. While he would have success with more quirky material like "Escape", "Him" and "Answering Machine", Rupert shows off a different, soul-stirring side to his talents in his work on Lazy Afternoon. "My Fathers Song" is clearly one of the most personal songs Barbra ever sang, given that her own father died when she was still a child.