The Second Barbra Streisand Album

Infobox Album |
Name = The Second Barbra Streisand Album
Type = Album
Artist = Barbra Streisand


Released = August 1963
Recorded = June 1963
Genre = Pop, Vocal
Length =
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Mike Berniker
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fmez97w7kr0t~T1 link]

Last album = "The Barbra Streisand Album"
(1963)
This album = "The Second Barbra Streisand Album"
(1963)
Next album = "The Third Album"
(1964)

"The Second Barbra Streisand Album" is the title of Barbra Streisand's second solo studio album. The album was released in August 1963, just six months after the release of her debut album, "The Barbra Streisand Album".

Chart performance and sales

Just like her previous album, the record didn't produce one charting single, but still managed to do well in terms of sales and chart performance. The album reached #2 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart, surpassing the peak of her previous album, which reached #8. To date, the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

#"Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:45
#"Right as the Rain" (Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) – 3:25
#"Down With Love" (Arlen, Harburg) – 3:42
#"Who Will Buy?" (Lionel Bart) – 3:32
#"When the Sun Comes Out" (Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:23
#"Gotta Move" (Peter Matz) – 2:01
#"My Coloring Book" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 4:11
#"I Don't Care Much" (Ebb, Kander) – 2:52
#"Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) – 2:18
#"I Stayed Too Long at the Fair" (Billy Barnes) – 4:21
#"Like a Straw In the Wind" (Arlen) – 4:46

ong information

*"Down With Love" was previously recorded in 1940 by Eddie Condon's Orchestra with vocals by Lee Wiley.
*"Right As The Rain" was originally performed by Celeste Holm and David Brooks in 1944 in the musical "Bloomer Girl". Tony Bennett also recorded a version of the song in 1960 for his album "A String Of Harold Arlen".
*"Who Will Buy?" is originally from the musical "Oliver!" in 1960.
*"When The Sun Comes Out" was originally performed by Tommy Dorsey in 1941.
*"Gotta Move" was written specifically for Streisand by composer Peter Matz.

External links

* [http://www.bjsmusic.com/second.html The Barbra Streisand Music Guide – The Second Barbra Streisand Album]