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My Name Is Barbra 
Studio album by Barbra Streisand Released May 1965 Genre Pop, Vocal Label Columbia Producer Robert Mersey Professional reviews Barbra Streisand chronology People
(1964)My Name Is Barbra
(1965)My Name Is Barbra, Two...
(1965)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.
Contents
Track listing
- "My Name Is Barbara" (Leonard Bernstein) – 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 Martin) – 2:30
- "Sweet Zoo" (Jeffrey D. Harris) – 1:36
- "Where Is The Wonder" (Michael Barr, Dion McGregor) – 2:18
- "I Can See It" (Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt) – 3:06
- "Someone To Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:43
- "I've Got No Strings" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 2:49
- "If You Were The Only Boy In The World" (Nat Ayer, Clifford Grey) – 3:28
- "Why Did I Choose You?" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – CD: 3:46 / Vinyl: 2:49
- "My Man" (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, 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 award for the album, her 3rd in this category and her 4th overall.
External links
Studio albums The Barbra Streisand Album (1963) · The Second Barbra Streisand Album (1963) · The Third Album (1964) · People (1964) · My Name Is Barbra (1965) · My Name Is Barbra, Two... (1965) · Color Me Barbra · (1966) Je m'appelle Barbra (1966) · Simply Streisand (1967) · A Christmas Album (1967) · What About Today? (1969) · Stoney End (1971) · Barbra Joan Streisand (1971) · Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments (1973) · The Way We Were (1974) · ButterFly (1974) · Lazy Afternoon (1975) · Classical Barbra (1976) · Streisand Superman (1977) · Songbird (1978) · Wet (1979) · Guilty (1980) · Emotion (1984) · The Broadway Album (1985) · Till I Loved You (1988) · Back to Broadway (1993) · Higher Ground (1997) · A Love Like Ours (1999) · Christmas Memories (2001) · The Movie Album (2003) · Guilty Pleasures (2005) · Love Is the Answer (2009) · What Matters Most (2011)Live albums A Happening in Central Park (1968) · Live Concert at the Forum (1972) · One Voice (1987) · Barbra: The Concert (1994) · The Concert: Highlights (1995) · Timeless: Live in Concert (2000) · Live in Concert 2006 (2007)Compilations Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits (1970) · Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1978) · Memories (1981) · A Collection: Greatest Hits.. and More (1989) · Just for the Record... (1991) · Highlights from Just for the Record... (1992) · The Essential Barbra Streisand (2002) · Duets (2002) · The Ultimate Collection (2003)Cast recordings
and SoundtracksI Can Get It For You Wholesale – Original Broadway Cast Recording (1962) · Pins and Needles (1962) · Funny Girl – Original Broadway Cast Recording (1964) · Funny Girl – Soundtrack (1968) · Hello, Dolly! (1969) · On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) · The Owl and the Pussycat (1971) · The Way We Were (1974) · Funny Lady (1975) · A Star Is Born (1976) · The Main Event (1979) · Yentl (1983) · Nuts (1987) · The Prince of Tides (1991) · The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)Films Funny Girl (1968) · Hello, Dolly! (1969) · On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) · The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) · What's Up, Doc? (1972) · Up the Sandbox (1972) · The Way We Were (1973) · For Pete's Sake (1974) · Funny Lady (1975) · A Star Is Born (1976) · The Main Event (1979) · All Night Long (1981) · Yentl (1983) · Nuts (1987) · The Prince of Tides (1991) · The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) · Meet the Fockers (2004) · Little Fockers (2010) · My Mother's Curse (2012)Musicals Videos My Name Is Barbra (1986) · Color Me Barbra (1986) · A Happening in Central Park (1986) · Putting it Together: The Making of The Broadway Album (1986) · One Voice (1988) · Barbra: The Concert (1994) · Timeless: Live in Concert (2001) · Barbra: The Concert Live at the MGM Grand (2004) · Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials (2005) · Barbra: The Concerts (2009) · One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard (2010)Tours An Evening with Barbra Streisand (1966) · Barbra Streisand: The Concert Tour (1994) · Timeless: Live in Concert Tour (2000) · Streisand: The Tour (2006-2007)Related articles Categories:- Barbra Streisand albums
- 1965 albums
- Columbia Records albums
- English-language albums
- 1960s album stubs
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