The Third Album (Barbra Streisand album)

The Third Album is the title of Barbra Streisand's third solo studio album which was released in February 1964.

The Third Album
Studio album by
Barbra Streisand
ReleasedFebruary 1964
RecordedJanuary 29, 1963; October 30, 1963; November 20, 1963; January 6, 1964
StudioColumbia Studio A and C, New York City
GenrePop
Length30:49
LabelColumbia
ProducerMike Berniker
Barbra Streisand chronology
The Second Barbra Streisand Album
(1963)		 The Third Album
(1964)		 Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
(1964)

Artwork

The photograph on the album cover was taken by actor Roddy McDowall when Streisand was performing on The Judy Garland Show in October 1963.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

AllMusic gave the album a retrospective three (out of five) stars, and called it "another demonstration of the beauty of Barbra Streisand's voice, also suggested that her interpretive abilities remained limited."

Commercial performance

After the success of Streisand's previous two albums, The Barbra Streisand Album and The Second Barbra Streisand Album, it was expected that The Third Album would do as well. The album turned out to be very successful; it reached #5 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It stayed on the Billboard 200 for 74 weeks.

Song information
  • "My Melancholy Baby" was first performed by William Frawley in 1912.
  • "Just in Time" was introduced in the musical Bells Are Ringing. The arrangement on this LP makes use of the Prelude from J.S. Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in C Major" from the Well-Tempered Clavier.
  • "Taking a Chance on Love" was introduced by Ethel Waters in the musical Cabin In The Sky.
  • "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" was introduced in the musical Pal Joey.
  • "Never Will I Marry" was introduced by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 musical Greenwillow.
  • "As Time Goes By" was introduced in the musical Everybody's Welcome, and featured in the 1942 film Casablanca.
  • "It Had to Be You" was first published in 1924.
  • "Make Believe" was introduced in the musical Show Boat.
  • "I Had Myself a True Love" was introduced in the 1946 musical St. Louis Woman.

Track listing
Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Melancholy Baby"Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton, Maybelle E. Watson3:02
2."Just in Time"Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Music by Jule Styne2:16
3."Taking a Chance on Love"Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche2:34
4."Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers2:54
5."Never Will I Marry"Frank Loesser2:27
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."As Time Goes By"Herman Hupfeld3:46
2."Draw Me a Circle"Cy Young2:15
3."It Had to Be You"Music by Isham Jones, lyrics by Gus Kahn3:46
4."Make Believe"Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern2:41
5."I Had Myself a True Love"Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer4:23

Personnel

Chart positions

Weekly charts
Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 5

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  2. "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – The Third Album". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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