People was Barbra’s first number one album, selling 500,000 units by March 1965 and later certified Platinum at one million units.
People was awarded three Grammy Awards. Peter Matz won for Best Accompaniment Arrangement for Vocalist or Instrumentalist; Barbra won for Best Vocal Performance on the song “People.” And Bob Cato and Don Bronstein won a Grammy for their unconventional album cover – featuring Barbra with her back to us. That photo was taken by Bronstein at Chicago’s Michigan Avenue Beach while Barbra was in town performing at a nightclub.