People is Barbra Streisand's fourth solo studio album, released in September 1964. The title track was a newly recorded version of the hit song from the Broadway musical Funny Girl in which Streisand starred.
The album became the first of Streisand's albums to hit No. 1 on the Billboard album chart, spending five weeks in the top spot; it was also certified Platinum.[1][2] After hitting No. 1 on the charts, Barbra received a commemorative plaque from Billboard magazine editor Mike Gross.[3] The album was re-released in the UK on the CBS Hallmark Series label in 1966 with different artwork.[4]
High Fidelity noted that the singer successfully navigated the challenge of transitioning from an artist who initially made an impact by being "deliberately different" to one whose authority could sustain repetition. The review stated that Streisand achieved this through her ability to invest material with a "strong, personal, and valid quality". The album's program was praised for its selection of "unusually good songs", and while the critic felt she could be "led astray by her emotionalism", as on a version of "Supper Time" that was deemed "overdone," her performance of "Fine and Dandy" was highlighted as a "magnificent example of strongly projected popular singing." The review concluded that Streisand had "no need of gimmicks, oddities, or other crutches", and that her skill made these "straight presentations just as brilliant" as her earlier, more unconventional work.[8]
Reissued 29 January 2002 with original album art restored and remastered from original master tapes by Stephen Marcussen in 2001. CDs released outside of the US and Canada include the bonus track "I Am Woman", previously issued on the B-side of the single "People".[10]
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