Walls is the thirty-sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Barbra Streisand, released on November 2, 2018, by Columbia Records. The lead single "Don't Lie to Me" was written as a criticism of America's political climate amid the presidency of Donald Trump, while the title track alludes to Trump's frequent calls for a wall at the Mexico border. The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, but it dropped off after a second week on the chart. As of January 2023, the album has become Streisand's fifth studio album not to be certified Gold or Platinum by RIAA. Critical reception {{Album ratings | MC = 84/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = <ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/walls-mw0003213404|title=Walls - Barbra Streisand : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref> | rev2 = The Guardian| rev2Score = | rev3 = The Independent| rev3Score = | rev4 = The Times| rev4Score = }}Walls received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Walls has an average score of 84 based on 5 reviews.Walls was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.Year-end listsCommercial performanceWalls debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 but then dropped off the charts after a second week. Walls opened at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 15,604 copies and giving Streisand her 36th top-75 album and 15th top-10 entry in the United Kingdom. In Australia Walls debuted at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart. Track listing Adapted from Playbill''. Personnel Adapted from AllMusic. Walter Afanasieff – arranger, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, producer, synthesizer Tariqh Akoni – acoustic guitar Leo Amuedo – acoustic guitar Annie Bosko – background vocals Adrian Bradford – engineer Jorge Calandrelli – orchestral arrangements David Campbell – string arrangements Mabvuto Carpenter – background vocals Desmond Child – keyboards, producer, programming Steve Churchyard – orchestration recording Tim Davis – choir director Nathan East – bass guitar Kenneth Edmonds – vocals David Foster – arranger, producer Ian Fraser – arranger Dmytro Gordon – engineer Tyler Gordon – engineer Mark Graham – music preparation Keith Gretlein – engineer, programming Missi Hale – background vocals Jeri Heiden – design Russell James – photography Jay Landers – executive producer, liner notes Whitney Martin – music contractor Michael McDonald – vocals Vlado Meller – mastering Shawn Murphy – orchestration recording