An original Broadway cast recording of the 1959 musical Gypsy was made in the same year for Columbia. Released on LP, it reached the top 20 on both the mono and the stereo halves of Billboards Top LPs chart.
Release The album was originally issued on LP (catalog numbers OL 5420 – mono, OS 2017 – stereo).
A 25th anniversary edition was issued on CD in 2009.
Reception The album reached number 16 on the mono and number 13 on the stereo half of Billboards Top LPs chart.
In his retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann rated the album five stars out of five.
The album was added to the National Recording Registry as being "culturally or historically significant".
Track listing 12-inch LP (Columbia Masterworks OL 5420, OS 2017)
Charts Chart (1959) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs – Best-Selling Monophonic LPs 16 US Billboard Top LPs – Best-Selling Stereophonic LPs 13
Awards Year Award type Categories Results 1960 Grammy Awards Best Broadway Show Album
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