Summary
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.
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
Production edit
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 edit
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 edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also edit
- 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 edit
- ^ 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.