The title track was a newly recorded version of the hit song from the Broadway musical Funny Girl in which Streisand starred.

[6] In 2017, the album was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

[7] The cover photo was taken by Don Bronstein at Chicago's Oak Street Beach in June 1963, when Streisand was in town for an engagement at Mister Kelly's nightclub.

[8] Grammy awards were also won for Best Accompaniment/Arrangement for Vocalist or Instrumentalist (Peter Matz); and Best Album Cover (Robert Cato and Don Bronstein).

CDs released outside of the US and Canada include the bonus track "I Am Woman", previously issued on the B-side of the single "People".