My Name Is Barbra

My Name Is Barbra is the first of two studio album tie-ins to Barbra Streisand's Emmy award-winning CBS-TV debut special My Name Is Barbra, which aired on April 28, 1965 and was choreographed by Joe Layton. The album was certified gold and peaked at #2 on the US charts.

For the television special, see My Name Is Barbra (TV special).
My Name Is Barbra
Studio album by
Barbra Streisand
ReleasedMay 1965
GenrePop
Length31:14
LabelColumbia
ProducerRobert Mersey
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Streisand's brother Sheldon shot the front cover photograph when she was five years old.

A digitally restored and remastered CD was released in 1990.[1]

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Song information
  • "My Name Is Barbara" - Despite the proper spelling of Streisand's first name in the title of the album, the opening track is titled "My Name Is Barbara" on the original LP, subsequent reissues and Streisand compilations.[2]

The title refers to the song "My name is Barbara" written in 1943 by Leonard Bernstein for the cycle " I hate Music !: A Cycle of Five Kid Songs"

  • "Why Did I Choose You?" - The CD contains the long version (3:46) of this song, and the vinyl LP contains the short version (2:46).
  • "Where Is the Wonder" was contributed by Dion McGregor and his roommate Michael Barr, who had sent many songs to publishers and were unsuccessful in getting them recorded; they viewed Streisand's rendition as a breakthrough in their songwriting career.

Accolades

Streisand won a Best Vocal Performance, Female Grammy award for the album, her third in the category and fourth overall.[3]

The National Association of Recording Merchandisers named Streisand the best-selling female vocalist of 1965.[4]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "My Name Is Barbara" (Leonard Bernstein) – 0:53
  2. a. "A Kid Again" (Johnny Melfi, Roger Perry) – 1:27
    b. "I'm Five" (Milton Schafer) – 0:38
  3. "Jenny Rebecca" (Carol Hall) – 3:03
  4. "My Pa" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – 2:30
  5. "Sweet Zoo" (Jeffrey D. Harris) – 1:36
  6. "Where Is The Wonder" (Michael Barr, Dion McGregor) – 2:18

Side Two

  1. "I Can See It" (Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt) – 3:06
  2. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:43
  3. "I've Got No Strings" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 2:49
  4. "If You Were the Only Boy in the World" (Nat Ayer, Clifford Grey) – 3:28
  5. "Why Did I Choose You?" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – CD: 3:46/Vinyl: 2:49
  6. "My Man" (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) – 2:57

Singles
  1. "Why Did I Choose You?" / "My Love": US #77 (May 1, 1965)[5]
  2. "My Man" / "Where Is The Wonder ": US #79 (July 10, 1965)[6]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Barbra Streisand - My Name Is Barbra". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. "Barbra Streisand - My Name Is Barbra". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (26 March 1966). Night of the Grammy a 14-Carat Gala. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 6–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. 'Color Me Barbra' new TV special. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 26 March 1966. pp. 4–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  7. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  8. "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1965". Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
  9. "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1966". Archived from the original on August 25, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
  10. "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – My Name Is Barbra". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 



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