I Can Get It for You Wholesale: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Cast recording by various artists
Released	April 1962
Genre	Showtunes
Label	Columbia
Producer	Goddard Lieberson
Singles from I Can Get It for You Wholesale: Original Broadway Cast Recording
"Miss Marmelstein / Who Knows?" Released: April 1962

I Can Get It for You Wholesale: Original Broadway Cast Recording contains the songs from the Broadway musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale, with music and lyrics by Harold Rome. The album contains Barbra Streisand's show-stopping solo "Miss Marmelstein", which became the most memorable song of the show.

Background

Barbra Streisand's vocals are featured in the songs "I'm Not A Well Man", "Ballard Of The Garment Trade", "Miss Marmelstein" and "What Are They Doing To Us Now?". This album marks her first professional recording appearance.^[1] Goddard Lieberson, who produced the album, signed Streisand to a contract, and her first solo album The Barbra Streisand Album was released two months after I Can Get It for You Wholesale closed.

Track listing

All songs written by Harold Rome.

1. "Overture" – 1:27
2. "I'm Not A Well Man" (performed by Barbra Streisand and Jack Kruschen) – 2:21
3. "The Way Things Are" (performed by Elliott Gould) – 1:41
4. "When Gemini Meets Capricorn" (performed by Marilyn Cooper and Elliott Gould) – 2:48
5. "Momma, Momma, Momma" (performed by Elliott Gould and Lillian Roth) – 2:57
6. "The Sound Of Money" (performed by Elliott Gould and Sheree North) – 4:15
7. "Too Soon" (performed by Lillian Roth) – 3:05
8. "The Family Way" (performed by Elliott Gould, Lillian Roth, Marilyn Cooper, Ken LeRoy and Bambi Linn) – 3:08
9. "Who Knows?" (performed by Marilyn Cooper) – 3:41
10. "Ballad Of The Garment Trade" (performed by Barbra Streisand, Elliott Gould, Marilyn Cooper, Ken LeRoy and Bambi Linn) – 3:25
11. "Have I Told You Lately?" (performed by Ken LeRoy and Bambi Linn) – 3:10
12. "A Gift Today" (performed by Elliott Gould, Lillian Roth, Marilyn Cooper, Ken LeRoy and Bambi Linn) – 3:55
13. "Miss Marmelstein" (performed by Barbra Streisand) – 3:22
14. "A Funny Thing Happened" (performed by Elliott Gould and Marilyn Cooper) – 2:38
15. "What's In It For Me?" (performed by Harold Lang) – 1:57
16. "Eat A Little Something" (performed by Elliott Gould and Lillian Roth ) – 2:10
17. "What Are They Doing To Us Now?" (performed by Barbra Streisand) – 7:11

Unrecorded tracks

The following songs from the musical show were not included in the cast recording:

• "Overture" (This unrecorded overture is a medley typical of the standard Broadway musical. The recorded track titled "Overture" is actually a brief musical accompaniment to a piece of dance and movement that opens the first scene.)
• "The Sound Of Money (Reprise)" (Harold Rome)
• "Epilogue" (Harold Rome)

Singles

The songs "Miss Marmelstein" (performed by Barbra Streisand) and "Who Knows?" (performed by Marilyn Cooper) were released to radio as a promotional single in April 1962.

Chart performance

The album peaked at #125 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart.^[2][3]

Personnel

• Produced by Goddard Lieberson
• Music and lyrics by Harold Rome
• Musical direction and vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel
• Orchestrations by Sid Ramin
• Original recording engineers: Fred Plaut and Ed Michalski