Summary
The Third Album is the third solo studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in February 1964. By 1966, the album sold over one million copies worldwide.
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| Released | February 1964 | |||
| Recorded | January 29, 1963; October 30, 1963; November 20, 1963; January 6, 1964 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 30:49 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mike Berniker | |||
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Artwork edit
The photograph on the album cover was taken by actor Roddy McDowall when Streisand was performing on The Judy Garland Show in October 1963.
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Record Mirror | [1] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B− ( )[2] |
AllMusic gave the album a retrospective three (out of five) stars, and called it "another demonstration of the beauty of Barbra Streisand's voice, also suggested that her interpretive abilities remained limited."
Commercial performance edit
After the success of Streisand's previous two albums, The Barbra Streisand Album and The Second Barbra Streisand Album, it was expected that The Third Album would do as well. The album turned out to be very successful; it reached #5 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It stayed on the Billboard 200 for 74 weeks.
Song information edit
- "My Melancholy Baby" was first performed by William Frawley in 1912.
- "Just in Time" was introduced in the musical Bells Are Ringing. The arrangement on this LP makes use of the Prelude from J.S. Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in C Major" from the Well-Tempered Clavier.
- "Taking a Chance on Love" was introduced by Ethel Waters in the musical Cabin In The Sky.
- "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" was introduced in the musical Pal Joey.
- "Never Will I Marry" was introduced by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 musical Greenwillow.
- "As Time Goes By" was introduced in the musical Everybody's Welcome, and featured in the 1942 film Casablanca.
- "It Had to Be You" was first published in 1924.
- "Make Believe" was introduced in the musical Show Boat.
- "I Had Myself a True Love" was introduced in the 1946 musical St. Louis Woman.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "My Melancholy Baby" | Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton, Maybelle E. Watson | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Just in Time" | lyrics: Betty Comden and Adolph Green; music: Jule Styne | 2:16 |
| 3. | "Taking a Chance on Love" | Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Never Will I Marry" | Frank Loesser | 2:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "As Time Goes By" | Herman Hupfeld | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Draw Me a Circle" | Cy Young | 2:15 |
| 3. | "It Had to Be You" | music: Isham Jones; lyrics: Gus Kahn | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Make Believe" | Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern | 2:41 |
| 5. | "I Had Myself a True Love" | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 4:23 |
Personnel edit
- Barbra Streisand – vocals
- Mike Berniker – producer
- Ray Ellis, Sid Ramin, Peter Daniels, Peter Matz – arrangements, conductor
- Frank Laico, Ted Brosnan – recording engineer
- Roddy McDowall – cover photography from The Judy Garland Show, October 1963
- Sammy Cahn – liner notes
Chart positions edit
Weekly charts edit
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 5 |
Certifications and sales edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 1,000,000[5] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
External links edit
- The Barbra Streisand Music Guide – The Third Album
References edit
- ^ Jones, Peter (September 4, 1964). "Barbra Streisand: The Third Album" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 182. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – The Third Album". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Lurie, Diana (March 18, 1966). "Stricken with phenomenal success at 23, Barbra Streisand is more ridden than ever by self-doubts and fears". Life. Time Inc. pp. 93–. ISSN 0024-3019.