Fiddler on the Roof (original Broadway cast recording)
1964 cast recording by the original Broadway cast
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Fiddler on the Roof, subtitled The Original Broadway Cast Recording, is the album containing the original studio cast recording of the 1964 Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. The album was released in the same year on RCA Victor (LOC/LSO-1093).[2]
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| Fiddler on the Roof: The Original Broadway Cast Recording | |
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| Cast recording by the original Broadway cast | |
| Released | 1964 |
| Recorded | 1964 |
| Genre | Show tunes |
| Length | 49:37 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
The album peaked at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs chart for two consecutive weeks in January–February 1965[3] and finished 1965 as the fifth best-selling album of the year in the United States according to Billboard.[4]
In 1986, the album was first issued on compact disc as RCA Red Seal RCD1-7060.
In 2020, the recording was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5]
Track listing
LP (RCA Victor LSO-1093)
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tradition" | Zero Mostel and chorus | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" | Joanna Merlin, Julia Migenes and Tanya Everett | 3:39 |
| 3. | "If I Were a Rich Man" | Zero Mostel | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Sabbath Prayer" | Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova and chorus | 2:22 |
| 5. | "To Life" | Zero Mostel, Michael Granger and men | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Miracle of Miracles" | Austin Pendleton | 1:58 |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tevye's Dream (The Tailor Motel Kamzoil)" | Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Sue Babel, Carol Sawyer and chorus | 6:07 |
| 2. | "Sunrise, Sunset" | Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova and chorus | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Now I Have Everything" | Bert Convy and Julia Migenes | 2:00 |
| 4. | "Do You Love Me?" | Zero Mostel and Maria Karnilova | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Far from the Home I Love" | Julia Migenes and Zero Mostel | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Anatevka" | Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Beatrice Arthur, Michael Granger, Leonard Frey, Paul Lipson | 3:05 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||