Yentl is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name by American singer Barbra Streisand. It was released on November 8, 1983, by Columbia Records.Barbra Streisand - Yentl (soundtrack) Retrieved January 16, 2016. The album was produced by Streisand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and arranged and conducted by Michel Legrand. 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 reaching number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and spending two weeks at number one on the adult contemporary chart.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications) "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 box set: Just for the Record 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, the Netherlands and Israel.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

A two-disc 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the soundtrack was released on October 27, 2023, with the second disc featuring previously unreleased demos recorded in Streisand's living room accompanied by Legrand on piano. "Where Is It Written? (demo)" – 5:15 "Papa, Can You Hear Me? (demo)" – 3:11 "The Way He Makes Me Feel (demo)" – 3:34 "Several Sins a Day (demo)" – 3:52 "No Wonder (demo) with Marilyn Bergman" – 5:33 "Tomorrow Night (demo)" – 6:05 "Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way (demo) with Michel Legrand vocals" – 3:31 "The Moon and I (demo)" – 4:29 "A Piece of Sky (demo)" – 4:31 "Papa, Can You Hear Me? (Studio version)" – 3:34 "Several Sins a Day (Orchestrated version)" – 3:09 "Where Is It Written? (with Rabbinical Choir)" – 2:35 "Papa, Can You Hear Me? (Single version)" – 3:00 "This Is One of Those Moments (Reprise)" – 1:19 "End Title (Instrumental Medley)" – 5:14

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1983/84)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)24Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)7Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)16Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)6 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 14German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)26Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)2Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)29Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)4UK Albums (OCC)21US Billboard 2009

Year-end charts Chart (1983)PositionUS Cash Box. Cash Box magazine.89 Chart (1984)PositionCanadian Albums (RPM)91Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)40Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)14US Cash Box. Cash Box magazine.47

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