Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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Funny Girl
(Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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Cast recording by
Barbra Streisand / various artists
ReleasedApril 1964
RecordedApril 5, 1964
GenrePop
Length50:14
LabelCapitol
ProducerDick Jones
Barbra Streisand chronology
The Third Album
(1964) 		Funny Girl
(Original Broadway Cast Recording)
(1964) 		People
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the original Broadway cast recording of the musical Funny Girl, loosely based on the life of Fanny Brice: the show opened on March 26, 1964 at the Winter Garden Theater, starring Barbra Streisand. It is considered a Streisand album since she performed 12 out of its 17 tracks.

It was recorded in a one-day session, quickly after its Broadway debut, and released one week later by Capitol Records, marking the first time a Streisand album was not released through Columbia. At the time, Streisand was already a successful singer, with her 3 first solo albums charting in the top 10 of Billboard 200.

The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in June 1964.[2] and went to win its composers the Grammy for Best Original Cast Show Album, beating Hello, Dolly!.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Bob Merrill; all music is composed by Jule Styne.

Act One
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Overture"Orchestra4:03
2."If a Girl Isn't Pretty"
2:16
3."I'm the Greatest Star"Barbra Streisand4:00
4."Cornet Man" (Trumpet soloist: Dick Perry)Streisand3:52
5."Who Taught Her Everything?"
  • Medford
  • Meehan
3:05
6."His Love Makes Me Beautiful"
3:20
7."I Want to Be Seen With You Tonight"
1:55
8."Henry Street"Cast1:53
9."People"Streisand3:25
10."You Are Woman, I Am Man"
  • Chaplin
  • Streisand
3:48
11."Don't Rain on My Parade"Streisand2:44
Total length:34:21
Act Two
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Sadie, Sadie"
  • Streisand
  • Cast
3:32
2."Find Yourself a Man"
  • Meehan
  • Stapleton
  • Medford
2:00
3."Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat"
  • Meehan
  • Streisand
  • Cast
3:22
4."Who Are You Now?"Streisand2:49
5."The Music That Makes Me Dance"Streisand3:52
6."Don't Rain on My Parade (Reprise)"Streisand2:05
Total length:17:40

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording) – Review AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2017
  2. ^ "Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording)", retrieved July 22, 2017
  3. ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1964". Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – FUNNY GIRL (ORIGINAL CAST)". Recording Industry Association of America.
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