| Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | ||||
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| Cast recording by Barbra Streisand / various artists | ||||
| Released | April 1964 | |||
| Recorded | April 5, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 50:14 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Dick Jones | |||
| Barbra Streisand chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
Funny Girl is the original Broadway cast recording of the musical of the same name, starring Barbra Streisand. The Funny Girl cast album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in June 1964,[3] selling 250,000 copies by the following month.[4] The recording went on to beat Fiddler on the Roof and Hello, Dolly! to win the Grammy for Best Original Cast Show Album.
Production
The Broadway show opened on March 26, 1964, at the Winter Garden Theater, and the cast album was recorded in a one-day session in early April, then released one week later by Capitol Records. Streisand performs twelve of the album's seventeen tracks, and the album marked the first time a Streisand recording was not released through Columbia. Streisand was already a successful singer at the time, with her prior three studio albums charting in the Billboard top 10.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Bob Merrill; all music is composed by Jule Styne
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture" | Orchestra | 4:03 |
| 2. | "If a Girl Isn't Pretty" |
| 2:16 |
| 3. | "I'm the Greatest Star" | Barbra Streisand | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Cornet Man" (Trumpet soloist: Dick Perry) | Streisand | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Who Taught Her Everything?" |
| 3:05 |
| 6. | "His Love Makes Me Beautiful" |
| 3:20 |
| 7. | "I Want to Be Seen With You Tonight" |
| 1:55 |
| 8. | "Henry Street" | Cast | 1:53 |
| 9. | "People" | Streisand | 3:25 |
| 10. | "You Are Woman, I Am Man" |
| 3:48 |
| 11. | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Streisand | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 34:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sadie, Sadie" |
| 3:32 |
| 2. | "Find Yourself a Man" |
| 2:00 |
| 3. | "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" |
| 3:22 |
| 4. | "Who Are You Now?" | Streisand | 2:49 |
| 5. | "The Music That Makes Me Dance" | Streisand | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Don't Rain on My Parade (Reprise)" | Streisand | 2:05 |
| Total length: | 17:40 | ||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
- Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl", released on the Motown label in 1968
- Funny Girl soundtrack to the 1968 film adaptation
References
- ↑ Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording) – Review AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2017
- ↑ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (14 May 1966). "Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin: Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast)" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 270. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording)", retrieved July 22, 2017
- ↑ 'Girl' caster goes up, up. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 11 July 1964. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ↑ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1964". Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – FUNNY GIRL (ORIGINAL CAST)". Recording Industry Association of America.
