People (Barbra Streisand album)

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.

People
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released	September 1964
Recorded	December 20, 1963; July 24, 1964; August 4, 11, 21, 1964
Studio	Columbia 7th Ave, New York City
Genre	Pop
Length	35:35
Label	Columbia Stereo CS 9015 Mono CL 2215
Producer	Robert Mersey; "People" produced by Mike Berniker
Barbra Streisand chronology
Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1964) People (1964) My Name Is Barbra (1965)

Professional ratings

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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. After hitting No. 1 on the charts, Barbra received a commemorative plaque from Billboard magazine editor Mike Gross. The album was re-released in the UK on the CBS Hallmark Series label in 1966 with different artwork.

In 2017, the album was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Artwork

The cover photo was taken by Don Bronstein at Chicago's Oak Street Beach in June 1963, when Streisand was in town for an engagement at Mister Kelly's nightclub.

Accolades

Streisand won the Best Vocal Performance, Female Grammy award for this album, her 2nd in this category and her 5th overall. Grammy awards were also won for Best Accompaniment/Arrangement for Vocalist or Instrumentalist (Peter Matz); and Best Album Cover (Robert Cato and Don Bronstein).

Track listing

Side One

1. "Absent-Minded Me" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 3:07
2. "When in Rome (I Do as the Romans Do)" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 2:57
3. "Fine and Dandy" (Kay Swift, Paul James) – 2:49
4. "Supper Time" (Irving Berlin) – 2:47
5. "Will He Like Me?" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 2:34
6. "How Does the Wine Taste?" (Matt Dubey, Harold Karr) – 2:36

Side Two

7. "I'm All Smiles" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – 2:09
8. "Autumn" (Richard Maltby, Jr., David Shire) – 1:57
9. "My Lord and Master" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 2:59
10. "Love Is a Bore" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:08
11. "Don't Like Goodbyes" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 3:14
12. "People" (Merrill, Styne) – 3:40

CD Bonus track

13. "I Am Woman" (Single Version) (Only issued on the European 2002 CD reissue)

2002 reissue

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".

Song information

• "Fine and Dandy" was introduced in the musical Fine and Dandy (1930).
• "Supper Time" was introduced in the musical As Thousands Cheer by Ethel Waters.
• "Will He Like Me" was introduced in the musical She Loves Me.
• "My Lord and Master" was introduced in the musical The King and I.
• "People" is from the musical Funny Girl. This recording was produced by Mike Berniker and recorded on 20 December 1963 in New York.
• "I'm All Smiles" was introduced in the musical The Yearling.
• "Absent-Minded Me" was written for Funny Girl but was cut during rehearsals.
• "Don't Like Goodbyes" was introduced in the musical House of Flowers.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1965)	Position
US Cash Box	6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links

• The Barbra Streisand Music Guide – People