My Name Is Barbra

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My Name Is Barbra
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Released3 May 1965
RecordedFebruary 1 ; April 26, 30 1965
Genre Pop
Length31:14
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
  1. "Why Did I Choose You"
    Released: March 1965
  2. "My Man"
    Released: June 1965

My Name Is Barbra is the first of two studio album tie-ins by Barbra Streisand for her debut television special of the same name, which aired April 28, 1965, on CBS-TV. Boosted by the critical acclaim for the broadcast, the album was certified gold and peaked at #2 on the US charts; by 1966, the album sold over one million copies worldwide.

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The album cover photograph of Streisand at age five was taken by her brother Sheldon. A digitally restored and remastered CD was released in 1990. [1]

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Accolades

At the 8th Annual Grammy Awards the album garnered Streisand her third win for Best Female Vocal Performance, her fifth Grammy 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

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000^
Summaries
Worldwide1,000,000 [11]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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