My Name Is Barbra (album)
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My Name Is Barbra is the first of two studio album
tie-ins to Barbra Streisand's
Emmy Award-winning CBS
debut My Name Is Barbra
television special, which aired on 28 April 1965, directed and choreographed by Joe Layton
. Barbra's brother shot the front cover photograph when she was five.
The album was certified Gold and peaked at #2 on the US charts.
A digitally restored/remastered CD was released.
for the album, her 3rd in this category and her 4th overall.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
tie-ins to Barbra Streisand's
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
Emmy Award-winning CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
debut My Name Is Barbra
My Name Is Barbra (TV special)
My Name Is Barbra is a 1965 television special and the first for up and coming star Barbra Streisand. This television special was released in conjunction with Streisand's fifth studio album My Name Is Barbra. The special was highly successfully winning many awards and a contract was signed for...
television special, which aired on 28 April 1965, directed and choreographed by Joe Layton
Joe Layton
Joe Layton was an American director and choreographer known primarily for his work on Broadway.-Biography:Born Joseph Lichtman in Brooklyn, New York, Layton began his career as a dancer in Wonderful Town , and he appeared uncredited in the ensemble of the original live TV production of Rodgers and...
. Barbra's brother shot the front cover photograph when she was five.
The album was certified Gold and peaked at #2 on the US charts.
A digitally restored/remastered CD was released.
Track listing
- "My Name Is Barbara" (Leonard BernsteinLeonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
) – 0:53 - a. "A Kid Again" (Johnny Melfi, Roger Perry) – 1:27 b. "I'm Five" (Milton Schafer) – 0:38
- "Jenny Rebecca" (Carol Hall) – 3:03
- "My Pa" (Michael Leonard, Herbert MartinHerbert MartinHerbert Martin is a German former footballer who spent the majority of his career with 1. FC Saarbrücken. He was the leading goal scorer for the Saarland national football team with six goals, while the team existed between 1950 and 1956.-External links:* at worldfootball.net...
) – 2:30 - "Sweet Zoo" (Jeffrey D. Harris) – 1:36
- "Where Is The Wonder" (Michael Barr, Dion McGregorDion McGregorDion McGregor was a New York City-born songwriter, whose main claim to fame is that he was a voluble dreamer, or somniloquist.As a songwriter, McGregor's biggest success came when his song "Where Is The Wonder" was recorded by Barbra Streisand on her hit album My Name Is Barbra...
) – 2:18 - "I Can See It" (Tom JonesTom Jones (writer)Tom Jones is a lyricist of musical theatre. His best known work is The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 until 2002, and the hit song from the same, Try to Remember. Other songs from "The Fantasticks" include "Soon It's Gonna Rain", "Much More" and "I Can See It"...
, Harvey SchmidtHarvey SchmidtHarvey Lester Schmidt is an American composer for musical theatre. He is best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 - 2002.-Biography:...
) – 3:06 - "Someone To Watch Over MeSomeone to Watch over Me (song)"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! , where it was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence...
" (George GershwinGeorge GershwinGeorge Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
, Ira GershwinIra GershwinIra Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
) – 2:43 - "I've Got No StringsI've Got No Strings"I've Got No Strings" also known as "I Got No Strings" is a song from Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio sung by Dickie Jones as Pinocchio. He dances with three puppets such as a Dutch puppet, a French puppet, a Russian puppet, and Cossacks...
" (Leigh HarlineLeigh HarlineLeigh Adrian Harline was a film composer.-Career:Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he worked for various radio stations before joining the Walt Disney studios in 1932 as arranger and scorer...
, Ned WashingtonNed WashingtonNed Washington was an American lyricist.-Biography:Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962...
) – 2:49 - "If You Were The Only Boy In The WorldIf You Were the Only Girl (in the World)"If You Were the Only Girl " is a popular song written by Nat D. Ayer with lyrics by Clifford Grey. The song was published in 1916. It was republished in 1946...
" (Nat AyerNat AyerNathaniel Davis Ayer was a British-U.S. composer of popular music, including the hits Oh, You Beautiful Doll and If You Were the Only Girl . He was the father of actor Harold Ayer , who lived in California, and Nat Ayer Jr. Nathaniel Davis Ayer (August 5, 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts -...
, Clifford Grey) – 3:28 - "Why Did I Choose You?" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – CD: 3:46 / Vinyl: 2:49
- "My ManMon Homme"Mon Homme" is a popular song known by its English translation, My Man. The song was originally composed by Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, and Maurice Yvain.-History:...
" (Jacques Charles, Channing PollockChanning Pollock (writer)Channing Pollock was an American playwright, critic and writer of film scenarios.-External links:* from Howard University*...
, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) – 2:57
Song information
- "Why Did I Choose You?" - On the CD the long version (3:46) appears, but on the vinyl LP the short version (2:46) appears.
Awards
Streisand won Best Vocal Performance, Female Grammy awardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for the album, her 3rd in this category and her 4th overall.