Back to Broadway

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Back to Broadway
Barbra Streisand - Back to Broadway.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 1993
Studio
  • Angel Studios (Islington, London, England)
  • Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, California)
  • Enterprise studios (Burbank, California)
  • Ground Control Studios (Santa Monica, California)
  • Ocean Way Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Sony Pictures Studio (Culver City, California)
  • The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California)
  • Todd-AO Scoring Stage (Studio City, California)
  • Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California)
Length49:41
Label Columbia
Producer
Barbra Streisand chronology
Just for the Record...
(1991)
Back to Broadway
(1993)
The Concert
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [2]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Back to Broadway is the twenty-sixth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in 1993, consisting of songs from Broadway musicals, a follow-up to her successful 1985 Broadway Album.

Contents

Back to Broadway debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning Streisand the distinction of being the only female artist to have a number-one album in four different decades. The album sold 189,000 copies in the first week, and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, her fifth album to do so. The album was another smash hit for Streisand, also reaching the top 10 in Canada, the UK, and Australia.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Some Enchanted Evening" (from South Pacific , 1949)3:52
2."Everybody Says Don't" (from Anyone Can Whistle , 1964) Stephen Sondheim 2:34
3."The Music of the Night" (feat. Michael Crawford) (from The Phantom of the Opera , 1986)5:35
4."Speak Low" (from One Touch of Venus , 1943)4:08
5."As If We Never Said Goodbye" (from Sunset Boulevard , 1992)4:44
6."Children Will Listen" (from Into the Woods , 1986)Sondheim4:09
7."I Have a Love"/"One Hand, One Heart" (feat. Johnny Mathis) (from West Side Story , 1957)4:44
8."I've Never Been in Love Before" (from Guys and Dolls , 1950) Frank Loesser 3:49
9."Luck Be a Lady" (from Guys and Dolls)Loesser3:31
10."With One Look" (from Sunset Boulevard)
  • Black
  • Hampton
  • Webber
3:32
11."The Man I Love" (from Strike Up the Band , 1930)3:39
12."Move On" (from Sunday in the Park with George , 1983)Sondheim5:24

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [17] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [19] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

The album earned two nominations at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards:

References

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  14. "The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1993". RPM . December 18, 1993. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
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  18. "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Back to Broadway". British Phonographic Industry.
  19. "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Back to Broadway". Recording Industry Association of America.