''Yentl'' is a
soundtrack album
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to the
film of the same name by American singer
Barbra Streisand
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. It was released on November 8, 1983, by
Columbia Records
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.
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Retrieved January 16, 2016. The album was produced by Streisand and
Alan and Marilyn Bergman
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, and arranged and conducted by
Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...
. The music is by Legrand and the lyrics by the Bergmans. The album peaked at No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 LP chart was gold and platinum status on January 9, 1984, by the RIAA for shipping 500,000 and 1 million copies, respectively.
"
The Way He Makes Me Feel" was released as the album's lead
single
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reaching number 40 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and spending two weeks at number one on the
adult contemporary chart
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. "
Papa, Can You Hear Me?" was released as a follow-up and became another Top 30 Adult Contemporary Hit. "No Matter What Happens" was released as the second single in the UK.
In 1991, Streisand released three demos from the album sessions on her
retrospective
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Music
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'' including the previously unreleased song "The Moon And I."
According to the liner notes of ''Just for the Record'', the album also received a record certification in
France
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Israel
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.
[Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991] Streisand told ''Digital Audio & Compact Disc Review'' magazine, that the album sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide.
[McKuen, Rod. (February 1986]
Barbra Streisand Stages a Hit
Peterborough, N.H. : WGE Pub., c1985-1988. ''Digital Audio & Compact Disc Review'' Retrieved January 17, 2016.
Track listing
All music composed by Michel Legrand; all lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
# "Where Is It Written?" – 4:52
# "
Papa, Can You Hear Me?" – 3:29
# "This Is One of Those Moments" – 4:07
# "No Wonder" – 2:30
# "
The Way He Makes Me Feel" – 3:44
# "No Wonder" (Part Two) – 3:19
# "Tomorrow Night" – 4:43
# "Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way?" – 3:03
# "No Matter What Happens" – 4:03
# "No Wonder" (Reprise) – 1:05
# "A Piece of Sky" – 4:19
# "The Way He Makes Me Feel" (Studio version) – 4:09
# "No Matter What Happens" (Studio version) – 3:18
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
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References
{{Barbra Streisand
1983 soundtrack albums
Barbra Streisand soundtracks
Albums produced by Phil Ramone
Columbia Records soundtracks
Musical film soundtracks