My Name Is Barbara
A Kid Again
I'm Five
Jenny Rebecca
My Pa
Sweet Zoo
Where Is The Wonder
I Can See It
Someone To Watch Over Me
I've Got No Strings
If You Were The Only Boy In The World
Why Did I Choose You
My Man
Frogtoon Music Album Info: My Name Is Barbra
Published: 01 Jan 2019, 21:12
My Name Is Barbra Is The First Of Two Studio Album Tie-Ins To Barbra Streisand's Emmy Award-Winning CBS-TV Debut My Name Is Barbra Television Special Which Aired On April 28 1965 Choreographed By Joe Layton. Barbra's Brother Sheldon Shot The Front Cover Photograph When She Was 5 Years-Old. The Album Was Certified Gold And Peaked At #2 On The US Charts. A Digitally Restored / Remastered CD Was Released. "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.
"Where Is The Wonder" Was Contributed By Dion McGregor And His Roommate Michael Barr And One Of The Few Times They Were Successful In Getting One Of Their Songs Recorded. It Was Also Released As A Single. McGregor And Barr Had Sent Many Songs To Publishers And Been Unsuccessful In Getting Them Recorded So They Saw Barbra's Rendition As A Breakthrough In Their Songwriting Career. Whilst McGregor Was Not A Performer Himself He Did Become Known For His Elaborate Sleeptalking As Recorded By Barr And Chronicled On The Decca LP "The Dream World Of Dion McGregor" The Previous Year As Well As On Several Archival Releases Since. Streisand Won A Best Vocal Performance Female Grammy Award For The Album Her Third In This Category And Fourth Overall. In NRARS Award Barbra Was Named Best-Selling Female Vocalist Of 1965.