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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-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.

My Name Is Barbra
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released	May 1965
Genre	Pop
Length	31:14
Label	Columbia
Producer	Robert Mersey
Barbra Streisand chronology
People (1964) My Name Is Barbra (1965) My Name Is Barbra, Two... (1965)
Singles from My Name Is Barbra
"Why Did I Choose You" Released: March 1965 "My Man" Released: June 1965

Streisand's brother Sheldon shot the front cover photograph when she was five years old. By 1966, the album sold over one million copies worldwide.

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

Professional ratings

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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 fifth 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 and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	500,000^
Summaries
Worldwide	—	1,000,000[11]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Barbra Archives: My Name Is Barbra (1965)

На других языках

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- [en] My Name Is Barbra

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[es] My Name is Barbra

My Name Is Barbra es el primer especial de Barbra Streisand para la televisión. La CBS anunció en 1964 que Streisand había firmado un contrato de 5 millones de dólares por protagonizar varios programas especiales durante los siguientes diez años.

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[ru] My Name Is Barbra

My Name Is Barbra — первый из двух студийных альбомов Барбры Стрейзанд, выпущенных специально в сопровождение к получившему Эмми телешоу CBS My Name Is Barbra. Премьера шоу состоялась 28 апреля 1965 года, режиссёром и хореографом выступил Джо Лейтон  (англ.) (рус.. Брат Барбры сделал снимок для обложки, когда ей было 5 лет. Альбом был сертифицирован как золотой и занял 2-ю[4][5] строчку в Billboard 200.

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