▁G ould ▁as ▁a ▁" st abil izing ▁influence ." ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁album , ▁The ▁Bar bra ▁Stre is and ▁Album ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁made ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁chart ▁and ▁won ▁three ▁Gram my ▁Awards . ▁The ▁album ▁made ▁her ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁female ▁vocal ist ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁That ▁summer ▁she ▁also ▁released ▁The ▁Second ▁Bar bra ▁Stre is and ▁Album , ▁which ▁established ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁" most ▁exc iting ▁new ▁person ality ▁since ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ." ▁She ▁ended ▁that ▁break through ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁by ▁performing ▁one - night ▁concert s ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁San ▁Jose , ▁Chicago , ▁Sac r amento , ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Stre is and ▁returned ▁to ▁Broadway ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁with ▁an ▁acc laimed ▁performance ▁as ▁ent ert ainer ▁F anny ▁Br ice ▁in ▁Fun ny ▁Girl ▁at ▁the ▁Winter ▁Garden ▁Theatre . ▁The ▁show ▁introduced ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁signature ▁songs , ▁" Pe ople " ▁and ▁" Don ' t ▁Rain ▁on ▁My ▁Par ade ." ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁play ' s ▁over night ▁success , ▁she ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁Time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Stre is and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Le ading ▁Act ress ▁in ▁a ▁Musical ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Carol ▁Ch anning ▁in ▁Hello , ▁Dol ly ! ▁Stre is and ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁"