Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl"
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| name = Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl"
| type = Studio album
| artist = Diana Ross & the Supremes
| cover = Diana-Ross--The-Supremes-Sing-And-Perform-351402.jpg
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| released = August 26, 1968
| recorded = 1968
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| label = Motown
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| prev_title = Live at London's Talk of the Town
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations
| next_year = 1968
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Record Mirror
|rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}} {{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Record-Mirror-IDX/IDX/60s/Record-Mirror-1969-02-08-S-OCR-IDX-9.pdf#search=%22supremes%20i'm%20gonna%20let%20my%20heart%20do%20the%20walking%22|title=NEW STEVIE WONDER, SUPREMES, EDWIN...|magazine=Record Mirror|page=9|date= February 8, 1969|via=worldradiohistory.com|accessdate=December 31, 2021}}
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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.{{cite magazine |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6714611/ryan-adams-1989-history-cover-albums |title= Ryan Adams' '1989' & A History of Cover Albums |magazine= Billboard |date= September 30, 2015}} 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
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
- 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
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| scope="col"| Chart (1968)
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| {{Album chart|Billboard200|150|artist=The Supremes|access-date=1 January 2020|rowheader=yes}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|45|artist=The Supremes|access-date=1 January 2020|rowheader=yes}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYS1KekuXys Diana Ross & The Supremes sing "If A Girl Isn't Pretty"]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkdFd2f_RJ8 Diana Ross & The Supremes sing "The Music That Makes Me Dance"]
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