I Am Woman (Barbra Streisand song)
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| "I Am Woman" | ||||
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| Single by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| from the album Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast Recording and People | ||||
| A-side | "People" | |||
| Released | January 1964 | |||
| Recorded | December 20, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Show tune, traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Composer(s) | Jule Styne | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Bob Merrill | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Berniker | |||
| Barbra Streisand singles chronology | ||||
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"I Am Woman" is a solo version of the Funny Girl duet "You Are Woman, I Am Man". The song was released as a single with the song "People", from the musical Funny Girl. The song peaked at #114 on the US charts. It also peaked at number 6 on the Cash Box Looking Ahead Singles chart.[1]
This recording (from 20 December 1963 in New York) predates the Original Broadway Cast recording by three months and was one of the last Barbra recordings to be produced by Mike Berniker. The recording was arranged and conducted by Peter Matz.
The song was released for the first time on CD in 2002 as a bonus track on the non-US/Canada remastered editions of the album "People".[2]
This song is not the Helen Reddy song of the same name.
Track listing
- a. "I Am Woman"
- b. "People"
You Are Woman, I Am Man
"You Are Woman, I Am Man" was written by Jule Styne (composer) and Bob Merrill (lyricist) for the Broadway musical Funny Girl (1964) starring Barbra Streisand and Sydney Chaplin, who both introduced the song. For the 1968 film adaptation of Funny Girl, the song was performed by Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif.
References
- ^ "Cash Box Singles – Looking Ahead 4/04/64". Cashbox. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ Barbra Archives: Records/People Album
