My Name Is Barbra
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| Released | May 3, 1965 | |||
| Recorded | February 1; April 26, 30, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Studio A, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 31:14 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Robert Mersey | |||
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My Name Is Barbra is the first of two studio album tie-ins by Barbra Streisand for her debut television special of the same name, which aired April 28, 1965, on CBS-TV. Boosted by the critical acclaim for the broadcast, the album was certified gold and peaked at number 2 on the US charts; by 1966, the album sold over one million copies worldwide.
The album cover photograph of Streisand at age five was taken by her brother Sheldon. A digitally restored and remastered CD was released in 1990.
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