Back to Broadway
| Back to Broadway | ||||
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| Studio album by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| Released | June 29, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 49:41 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Foster, Andrew Lloyd Webber | |||
| Barbra Streisand chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
Back to Broadway is the twenty-sixth studio album by Barbra Streisand, released in 1993. The album was Streisand's second collection of songs from Broadway musicals, after 1985's The Broadway Album. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and gave her the title of "only female artist to have a number one album in four different decades." The album sold 189,000 copies in the first week, and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, her fifth album to do so.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Some Enchanted Evening" | 3:52 | |
| 2. | "Everybody Says Don't" | Stephen Sondheim | 2:34 |
| 3. | "The Music of the Night" (duet with Michael Crawford) | 5:35 | |
| 4. | "Speak Low" | 4:08 | |
| 5. | "As If We Never Said Goodbye" |
|
4:44 |
| 6. | "Children Will Listen" | Sondheim | 4:09 |
| 7. | "I Have a Love/One Hand, One Heart" (duet with Johnny Mathis) |
|
4:44 |
| 8. | "I've Never Been in Love Before" | Frank Loesser | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Luck Be a Lady" | Loesser | 3:31 |
| 10. | "With One Look" |
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3:32 |
| 11. | "The Man I Love" | 3:39 | |
| 12. | "Move On" | Sondheim | 5:24 |
Chart performance
The album was another smash hit for Streisand and reached number 1 on July 17, 1993 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and reached the top 10 in Canada, the UK and Australia.
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart | 23 |
| US Billboard Top 200 | 1 |
| Australian Albums Chart | 3 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 6 |
| UK Albums Chart | 6 |
| German Albums Chart | 81 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 32 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 3 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 11 |
Certifications
} } }| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[3] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[5] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
Award nominations
The album was nominated for two Grammy Awards for:
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Duo or Group: "The Music of the Night" (duet with Michael Crawford)
| Preceded by janet. by Janet Jackson |
Billboard 200 number-one album July 17–23, 1993 |
Succeeded by Zooropa by U2 |
References
- ↑ Back to Broadway at AllMusic
- ↑ Greg Sandow (25 June 1993). "Back to Broadway (Entertainment Weekly Review)". www.ew.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Back to Broadway". Music Canada.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Back to Broadway". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Back to Broadway in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Back to Broadway". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
