I Am Woman (Barbra Streisand song)

Not to be confused with the Helen Reddy song of the same name.
"I Am Woman"
Single by Barbra Streisand
A-side"People"
ReleasedJanuary 1964
RecordedDecember 20, 1963
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreShow tune, traditional pop
Length2:53
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)Jule Styne
Lyricist(s)Bob Merrill
Producer(s)Mike Berniker
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"My Coloring Book" / "Lover Come Back To Me"
(1962) 		"People" / "I Am Woman"
(1964) 		"Absent Minded Me" / "Funny Girl"
(1964)

"I Am Woman" is a solo version of the duet "You Are Woman, I Am Man" from the musical Funny Girl. Released as the B-side single with "People", the recording peaked at #114 on the US charts, and also peaked at number 6 on the Cash Box Looking Ahead Singles chart.[1]

This single predates the Funny Girl 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 European remastered editions of the album People.[2]

Track listing

  1. "People"
  2. "I Am Woman"

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 Streisand and Omar Sharif.

References

  1. ^ "Cash Box Singles – Looking Ahead 4/04/64". Cashbox. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Barbra Archives: People I Am Woman (#4-42965) Released January 1964