People (Barbra Streisand album)
1964 studio album by Barbra Streisand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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 | |||
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The album became the first of Streisand's albums to hit #1 on the Billboard album chart, spending five weeks in the top spot; it was also certified Platinum.[3][4] After hitting #1 on the charts, Barbra received a commemorative plaque from Billboard magazine editor Mike Gross.[5] The album was re-released in the UK on the CBS Hallmark Series label in 1966 with different artwork.[6]
In 2017, the album was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."[7]