Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl"

Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl"
Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl"
Studio album by Diana Ross & the Supremes
Released	August 26, 1968
Recorded	1968
Genre	Pop; show tunes; R&B;
Label	Motown
Producer	Berry Gordy; Gil Askey;
Diana Ross & the Supremes chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Record Mirror	^[1]

Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl" is the thirteenth studio album released by Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label, released in 1968. Berry Gordy had Diana Ross & the Supremes cover the songs from Barbra Streisand's Broadway musical Funny Girl original cast LP to tie-in with the September release of the feature-film version of the musical, also starring Streisand.^[2] The LP was not a success, and, with a Billboard 200 peak of 150, ranks as the lowest-charting of the Diana Ross-led Supremes albums.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill. All tracks produced by Berry Gordy and Gil Askey.

Side One

"Funny Girl"
"If a Girl Isn't Pretty"
"I Am Woman"
"The Music That Makes Me Dance"
"Don't Rain on My Parade"

Side Two

"People"
"Cornet Man"
"His Love Makes Me Beautiful"
"Sadie, Sadie"
"I'm the Greatest Star"

Personnel[edit]

Diana Ross – lead vocals
Mary Wilson – background vocals
Cindy Birdsong – background vocals
The Andantes – background vocals
Various LA session singers – background vocals
Gil Askey – arranger

Charts[edit]

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	150
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	45

References[edit]

^ "NEW STEVIE WONDER, SUPREMES, EDWIN..." (PDF). Record Mirror. February 8, 1969. p. 9. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
^ "Ryan Adams' '1989' & A History of Cover Albums". Billboard. September 30, 2015.
^ "The Supremes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "The Supremes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

External links[edit]

[1] "NEW STEVIE WONDER, SUPREMES, EDWIN..." (PDF). Record Mirror. February 8, 1969. p. 9. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.

[2] "Ryan Adams' '1989' & A History of Cover Albums". Billboard. September 30, 2015.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Supremes-3] "The Supremes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_The_Supremes-4] "The Supremes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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Florence Ballard Cindy Birdsong Susaye Greene Lynda Laurence Barbara Martin Betty McGlown Scherrie Payne Diana Ross Jean Terrell Mary Wilson
Studio albums	Meet The Supremes (1962) Where Did Our Love Go (1964) More Hits by The Supremes (1965) I Hear a Symphony (1966) The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966) The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (1967) Reflections (1968) Love Child (1968) Let the Sunshine In (1969) Cream of the Crop (1969) Right On (1970) New Ways but Love Stays (1970) Touch (1971) Floy Joy (1972) The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb (1972) The Supremes (1975) High Energy (1976) Mary, Scherrie & Susaye (1976)
Collaborative albums	Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (1968) Together (1969) The Magnificent 7 (1970) The Return of the Magnificent Seven (1971) Dynamite (1971)
Live albums	The Supremes at the Copa (1965) Live at London's Talk of the Town (1968) TCB (1968) On Broadway (1969) Farewell (1970) The Supremes Live! In Japan (1973)
Other albums	A Bit of Liverpool (1964) The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop (1965) We Remember Sam Cooke (1965) Merry Christmas (1965) The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967) Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl" (1968)
Singles	"Tears of Sorrow" (as The Primettes) "I Want a Guy" "Buttered Popcorn" "Your Heart Belongs to Me" "Let Me Go the Right Way" "My Heart Can't Take It No More" "A Breathtaking Guy" "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" "Run, Run, Run" "Where Did Our Love Go" "Baby Love" "Come See About Me" "Stop! In the Name of Love" "Back in My Arms Again"/"Whisper You Love Me Boy" "Nothing but Heartaches" "I Hear a Symphony" "My World Is Empty Without You" "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" "You Can't Hurry Love" "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" "The Happening" "Reflections" "In and Out of Love" "Forever Came Today" "Some Things You Never Get Used To" "Love Child" "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" "I'm Livin' in Shame" "I'll Try Something New" "The Composer" "No Matter What Sign You Are" "The Weight" "I Second That Emotion" "Someday We'll Be Together" "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" "Up the Ladder to the Roof" "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" "Stoned Love" "River Deep – Mountain High" "Nathan Jones" "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" "Touch" "Floy Joy" "Automatically Sunshine" "Without the One You Love" "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" "I Guess I'll Miss the Man" "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" "Bad Weather" "Tossin' and Turnin'" "He's My Man" "Where Do I Go from Here" "Early Morning Love" "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" "High Energy" "You're My Driving Wheel" "Let Yourself Go" "Love, I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good"
Videography	T.A.M.I. Show Greatest Hits: Live in Amsterdam Reflections: The Definitive Performances (1964–1969) Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Inspired works	Sparkle (1976 film) Dreamgirls (musical) Dreamgirls (film) Sparkle (2012 film)
Related topics	Discography Chronology (The band's name history: The Primettes 1959–1961 / The Supremes 1961–1967 / Diana Ross & The Supremes 1967–1970 / The Supremes 1970 / Diana Ross & The Supremes 1970 / The Supremes 1970–) Members FLOS Farewell concert Return to Love Tour
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v t e Funny Girl
Adaptations	Musical 1964 cast recording 2022 cast recording Film soundtrack sequel
Songs	"I'm the Greatest Star" "People" "You Are Woman, I Am Man" "Don't Rain on My Parade"
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