Fiddler on the Roof (original Broadway cast recording)

For the 1971 film soundtrack, see Fiddler on the Roof (soundtrack).

"Fiddler on the Roof (1964 album)" redirects here. For the Cannonball Adderley album, see Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof.

Fiddler on the Roof, subtitled The Original Broadway Cast Recording, is the album containing the original studio cast recording of the 1964 Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. The album was released in the same year on RCA Victor.^[2]

Fiddler on the Roof: The Original Broadway Cast Recording
Cast recording by the original Broadway cast
Released	1964 (1964)
Recorded	1964 (1964)
Genre	Show tunes
Length	49:37
Label	RCA Victor

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album peaked at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs chart for two consecutive weeks in January–February 1965^[3] and finished 1965 as the fifth best-selling album of the year in the United States according to Billboard.^[4]

The album is also available on CD (RCA Red Seal RCD1-7060).

In 2020, the recording was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[5]

Track listing

LP (RCA Victor LSO-1093)

Side 1

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Tradition"	Zero Mostel and chorus	6:50
2.	"Matchmaker, Matchmaker"	Joanna Merlin, Julia Migenes and Tanya Everett	3:39
3.	"If I Were a Rich Man"	Zero Mostel	4:52
4.	"Sabbath Prayer"	Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova and chorus	2:22
5.	"To Life"	Zero Mostel, Michael Granger and men	4:08
6.	"Miracle of Miracles"	Austin Pendleton	1:58

Side 2

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Tevye's Dream (The Tailor Motel Kamzoil)"	Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Sue Babel, Carol Sawyer and chorus	6:07
2.	"Sunrise, Sunset"	Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova and chorus	3:30
3.	"Now I Have Everything"	Bert Convy and Julia Migenes	2:00
4.	"Do You Love Me?"	Zero Mostel and Maria Karnilova	3:04
5.	"Far from the Home I Love"	Julia Migenes and Zero Mostel	3:25
6.	"Anatevka"	Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Beatrice Arthur, Michael Granger, Leonard Frey, Paul Lipson	3:05

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1964–1968) Peak position Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 11 US Billboard Top LPs[3] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1965) Position US Billboard 200[4] 5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.