A Happening in Central Park

A Happening In Central Park is the first live album by Barbra Streisand. It was recorded at a live concert in Central Park in New York in June 1967 in front of an audience of 135,000 people.[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

A Happening in Central Park
Live album by Barbra Streisand
Released	September, 1968
Recorded	June 1967
Venue	Central Park, New York City
Genre	Pop
Length	37:15 (DVD 53:28)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jack Gold
Barbra Streisand chronology
Funny Girl (soundtrack) (1968) A Happening in Central Park (1968) What About Today? (1969)
Alternative cover
DVD release

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number 30 in the US and has been certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies.[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can See It" (from the Musical Production The Fantasticks)	Tom Jones Harvey Schmidt	2:58
2.	"Love Is Like a New Born Child"	Chris Brown	2:55
3.	"Folk Monologue/Value"	Jeffrey D. Harris	4:45
4.	"Cry Me a River"	Arthur Hamilton	3:05
5.	"People" (from the Motion Picture Funny Girl)	Bob Merrill Jule Styne	4:43

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"He Touched Me"	Ira Levin Milton Schafer	3:07
2.	"Marty the Martian"/"The Sound of Music"/"Mississippi Mud"/"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (medley)	Harris / Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II / Harry Barris James Cavanaugh / J. Fred Coots Haven Gillespie	2:40
3.	"Natural Sounds" (from The Juggler)	Lan O'Kun	3:08
4.	"Second Hand Rose"	James F. Hanley Grant Clarke	3:01
5.	"Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)"	Franz Gruber John Freeman Young Ray Ellis^[a]	3:34
6.	"Happy Days Are Here Again"	Milton Ager Jack Yellen	3:19

Notes:

• ^{^a} signifies arranged by

Personnel

• Warren Vincent - sound supervision
• Edward T. Graham, Stan Weiss, Phil Macy, Arthur Kendy - engineer
• New York Times - cover photograph

DVD

1. "Introduction"
2. "The Nearness Of You"
3. "Down With Love"
4. "Love Is Like A New Born Child"
5. "Cry Me A River"
6. "Folk Monologue/Value"
7. "Can See It"
8. "The Sound Of Music"
9. "Mississippi Mud"
10. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
11. "Love Is Bore"
12. "He Touched Me"
13. "English Folk Song"
14. "I'm All Smiles"
15. "Marty The Martian"
16. "Natural Sounds"
17. "Second Hand Rose"
18. "People"
19. "Silent Night (Sleep In Heavenly Peace)"
20. "Happy Days Are Here Again"

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "A Happening in Central Park (Allmusic Review)". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
2. "RIAA-Barbra Streisand (Certification)". www.riaa.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2012.