Funny Girl is a 1963 musical (opened on Broadway in 1964) with a book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedian Fanny Brice featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. Its original title was My Man.
Funny Girl is the soundtrack album to the 1968 musical film of the same name, performed by its star Barbra Streisand. Released on the vinyl album format in stereo in 1968, the soundtrack was subsequently released in quadraphonic sound vinyl, cassette, and compact disc. The soundtrack is featured in "Billboard Greatest albums of all time"
Tracklist: 1. Overture, 2. I’m The Greatest Star, 3. If A Girl Isn’t Pretty, 4. Roller Skate Rag, 5. I’d Rather Be Blue Over You, 6. His Love Makes Me Beautiful, 7. People, 8. You Are Woman, I Am Man, 9. Don’t Rain On My Parade, 10. Sadie, Sadie, 11. The Swan, 12. Funny Girl, 13. My Man, 14. Finale. More albums from Jule Styne: Gypsy – A Musical Fable by Jule Styne. Peter Pan by Jule Styne. Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne by Jule Styne. View all albums . Funny Girl (The Original Sound Track Recording). By: Jule Styne (, Jazz). 2. I’m The Greatest Star. 3. If A Girl Isn’t Pretty. 5. I’d Rather Be Blue Over You.
Issued in gatefold sleeve: single layer of thin carboard used, laminated on both sides. Gatefold opens and left panel is a single layer carrying the liner notes. The right panel holds the disc and the slit is in the middle of the gatefold. The is no lamination where the disc is housed. On sleeve: NL Printed in Holland. Labels: Made in Holland.
The film adaptation of the Broadway musical Funny Girl arrived in theaters four years after the show had opened, again starring Barbra Streisand, but much had changed in the interim, and that's reflected in the soundtrack album. While the stage show had been dominated by Streisand, there had still been room for character songs performed by other people, and the cast album contained 15 different numbers, all written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill. Bob Merrill, Jule Styne.
Exclusive discount for Prime members. Sample this album Artist - Artist (Sample). This soundtrack tends to in my opinion be more authentic than the original cast recording because they put in non-original material such as "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Happy with Somebody Else)" written by Billy Rose who would much later marry Fanny Brice and it fits the early 1900's era for which "Funny Girl" is set and.
Funny Girl (Fiona album), 2005 album by Cantopop artist Fiona Sit. Funny Girl (novel), a 2014 novel by Nick Hornby. Funny Girl" (Laura Rizzotto song), a 2017 song that represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Funny Girls, a burlesque cabaret bar in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. Funny Girls (TV series), a New Zealand comedy television series airing from 2016–2018. People" is a song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Bob Merrill for the 1964 Broadway musical Funny Girl starring Barbra Streisand, who introduced the song. The song was released as a single in 1964 with "I Am Woman", a solo version of "You Are Woman, I Am Man", also from Funny Girl. Andy Williams released a version of the song on his 1964 album, The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits.