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1975 soundtrack album by Barbra Streisand

Funny Lady
The vinyl sleeve of the album appears displaying a face with a tear drop falling from one eye behind a yellow rose atop a purple background.
Soundtrack album by

Barbra Streisand
Released March 15, 1975 (1975-03-15)
Length 47:25
Label Arista
Producer Peter Matz
Barbra Streisand chronology
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(1974) 		Funny Lady
(1975) 		Lazy Afternoon
(1975)
Singles from Funny Lady
  1. "How Lucky Can Y'all Go"
    Released: April 1975

Funny Lady is a soundtrack anthology by American singer Barbra Streisand. Information technology was released past Arista Records on March 15, 1975 to promote the 1975 American musical comedy-drama film Funny Lady. Executively produced by Peter Matz, the fifteen tracks on the album were performed by Streisand, James Caan, and Ben Vereen. A soundtrack sequel to 1968's Funny Girl, Funny Lady is a collection of songs from the indicate of view of American performer Fanny Brice. "How Lucky Tin You Get", the anthology'southward just single released in April 1975, promoted the tape and was written past Fred Ebb and John Kander, who also co-wrote the majority of the songs on Funny Lady.

The soundtrack divided music critics; amongst the negative aspects of the album included Caan'southward singing abilities while others found it a worthy companion of the film. Commercially, it entered the charts in Commonwealth of australia, Canada and the United States, peaking within the top 10 of the Billboard 200 in the latter state. The Recording Industry Clan of America certified the anthology Gold for shipments exceeding 500,000 copies in late 1975. In 1990, it was afterwards reissued as a compact disc as the original vinyl album sequence, then in 1998 with alternate tracks and the single release of "How Lucky Can Yous Get" existence a bonus track.

Background and promotion [edit]

Fanny Brice dressed up as her character "Baby Snooks".

Due to her contract with Ray Stark, Streisand was required to reprise her role as Fanny Brice in the sequel to Funny Girl (1968), which became Funny Lady. Accompanying the 1975 picture was the official soundtrack and one of the starting time records to be released by Arista Records, a new characterization created by tape producer Clive Davis.[1] Davis after revealed in his autobiographical book, The Soundtrack of My Life, that Streisand was the perfect singer for the soundtrack as she was "the top female singer-actress in the world" and would likely be a good commencement effort to be released past a newly founded record company.[two] The soundtrack to Funny Lady was released on March 15, 1975 by Arista Records, despite Streisand beingness signed to Columbia Records.[2] [3] It features fifteen songs, with a majority of them being make new tracks written by the songwriting duo of Fred Ebb and John Kander.[three] Bay Cities Records, a subsidiary of Arista, issued the compact disc for Funny Lady in 1990.[4] On May 19, 1998 information technology was re-released past Arista with alternate tracks of Let's Hear It For Me and Great Twenty-four hours as well as the single version of How Lucky tin You Go as a bonus track.[5] The reissued version features a rearranged rail listing, plus a second version of "How Lucky Can You Get", being the "Finale" single release.[6] Information technology would be reissued once again past SBME Special Markets on February iii, 2009.[7]

"How Lucky Can Y'all Become" was released as the soundtrack'due south only commercial single in April 1975.[8] It peaked on the Adult Gimmicky charts in both the United states and Canada, peaking at numbers 27 and nineteen, respectively.[9] [10] The songwriting, by Ebb and Kander, was widely praised by music critics; at the 48th Academy Awards, the single was nominated for the Academy Honor for Best Original Vocal but lost to Keith Carradine's "I'grand Easy" from the 1975 motion-picture show Nashville.[11] "How Lucky Can You Get" besides lost to "I'grand Like shooting fish in a barrel" when nominated for Best Original Song at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards.[12]

Composition [edit]

The album features a total of fifteen songs, with 11 of them performed solely by Streisand, two of them ("Me and My Shadow" and the medley of "It'due south Simply a Paper Moon" and "I Like Her") are sung past costar James Caan, ane of them is by Ben Vereen, and the concluding one is a duet between Streisand and Vereen; Peter Matz executively produced the entire album, in addition to serving equally the sound arranger and conductor.[3] Lead unmarried "How Lucky Tin can You Go It" features "sarcastic" and "ironic" lyrics to capture the character of Brice as accurately as possible.[xiii] [14] The soundtrack itself has been described as a collection of "rejuvenating classics" by author Ethan Mordden.[15] The duet "So Long Honey Lamb" is another newly recorded vocal past Ebb and Kander, followed by "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)", which was once performed by Brice during her musical Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt.[16] Track four, "Isn't This Meliorate", is a beloved song virtually the human relationship of Brice and Baton Rose.[17] "Me and My Shadow" is a solo by Caan, covering the original version which was written by Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, and Rose.[iii] Streisand's "If I Dearest Again" is a ballad with a "wide range" and "disjunct melody", which was considered "unusual" for a pop song.[18] "I Got a Lawmaking in My Doze" was written by Rose and Arthur Fields while "(It'due south Gonna Exist A) Groovy 24-hour interval" is a "gospel-rock style" rail whose melody was rewritten by Streisand to better suit her.[3] [xix] [twenty]

The album'due south ninth track, "Blind Date", was recorded quickly during a strict three-calendar week recording schedule.[21] "Am I Blue" was finalized during the same aforementioned flow and was originally written past Harry Akst.[3] [21] Two corresponding medleys, one of "It'south Only a Paper Moon" and "I Similar Him" past Streisand and "It's Only a Paper Moon" and "I Like Her" by Caan, are back-to-back tracks.[three] "More than Than You Know", which was originally included on Streisand's Simply Streisand album in 1967, follows and was also used every bit the B-side track for the commercial release of "How Lucky Can You Become".[8] [22] Vereen's solo of "Handclapping Hands! Hither Comes Charlie" precedes "Let'southward Hear It for Me", which is the album's closing track and an updated version of the Funny Girl original "Don't Rain on My Parade".[17] [23]

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
1975 version 		[24]
AllMusic
1998 version 		[25]

Funny Lady has received mixed reviews from music critics. A critic from Stereo Review was pleased with Streisand's Funny Lady, stating that it "will surely bring out the ravening glutton I suspect is lurking in all who are her fondest fans". However, the reviewer did warn that soundtrack did not contain annihilation for those of a "dispassionate and temperate nature".[26] Likewise positive was a critic from Film, who called the album "more satisfying than the moving-picture show".[27] Initially, AllMusic'southward William Ruhlmann awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars. He was critical of Caan'south singing abilities, finding it hard "to endure the singing of James Caan".[24] In his review of the 1998 reissued CD, Ruhlmann listed "Am I Blue" as ane of the best tracks on the album; he called it the "chief virtue of the soundtrack [...], even if she sometimes camped [it] upwardly".[25] Allison J. Waldman, author of The Barbra Streisand Scrapbook, was disappointed by the soundtrack, challenge that it is more than like a "mishmash of a soundtrack". She also stated that it was "non nearly besides-produced" equally the soundtrack for the predecessor, Funny Daughter (1968).[1]

Commercial performance [edit]

Allison J. Waldman predicted that the commercial success of the soundtrack was due to Streisand's previous part and performance in the original film, Funny Daughter.[1] In the United States, the album debuted at number 75 on the Billboard 200 chart for the week ending March 29, 1975.[28] It connected to climb the chart in that country for several weeks before peaking at number six on May 10.[29] Information technology spent four weeks within the top ten of nautical chart, and a total of 25 weeks altogether.[30] [31] The Recording Industry Clan of America certified the soundtrack Gold for shipments upwards of 500,000 sales on September 8, 1975.[32] On Canada's Top Albums chart conducted and published past RPM, the record debuted at number 90 during the week of Apr 12, 1975.[33] Similar to its progress in the United States, information technology soared upward the charts for several weeks before peaking at number 17 on May 17 of the same year.[34] It spent a total of 12 consecutive weeks charting in Canada, with its final position being number 56 on June 28.[35] [36] It also charted in Australia, where it peaked at number fifty co-ordinate to the Kent Music Report.[37]

Rails listing [edit]

All songs performed past Barbra Streisand except where noted.

Funny Lady – Standard edition [3]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "How Lucky Tin can Yous Get"
  • Fred Ebb
  • John Kander
 4:46
2. "So Long Beloved Lamb" (performed past Barbra Streisand and Ben Vereen)
  • Ebb
  • Kander
 three:ten
iii. "I Found a Million Dollar Infant (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" Harry Warren 2:55
4. "Isn't This Better"
  • Ebb
  • Kander
 3:25
5. "Me and My Shadow" (performed by James Caan)
  • Dave Dreyer
  • Al Jolson
  • Billy Rose
 3:00
vi. "If I Love Again"
  • Jack Murray
  • Ben Oakland
 2:55
7. "I Got a Code in My Doze"
  • Arthur Fields
  • Rose
 1:05
viii. "(It's Gonna Be A) Bang-up Solar day"
  • Edward Eliscu
  • Rose
  • Vincent Youmans
 5:14
9. "Blind Date"
  • Ebb
  • Kander
 4:55
10. "Am I Blue"
  • Harry Akst
 three:20
11. "It'southward Simply a Paper Moon"/"I Like Him"
  • Harold Arlen
  • Kander
  • E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
  • Ebb
  • Rose
 1:05
12. "It'southward Only a Paper Moon"/"I Similar Her" (performed by Caan)
  • Arlen
  • Kander
  • Harburg
  • Ebb
  • Rose
 2:37
13. "More You lot Know"
  • Eliscu
  • Rose
  • Youmans
 2:25
14. "Clap Easily! Here Comes Charlie" (performed past Vereen)
  • Ballard MacDonald
  • Joseph Meyer
  • Rose
 2:10
15. "Let'south Hear It for Me"
  • Ebb
  • Kander
 iii:13
Total length: 47:25
Funny Lady – 1998 reissued CD edition [6]
No. Title Length
ane. "Blind Date" 4:57
2. "More than Than You Know" 2:28
three. "It's Only a Paper Moon"/"I Similar Him" i:05
4. "It'due south Merely a Paper Moon"/"I Like Her" 2:37
5. "I Establish a One thousand thousand Dollar Baby (In a 5 and Ten Cent Store)" one:59
vi. "Then Long Beloved Lamb" 3:12
7. "I Got a Lawmaking in My Doze" 1:ten
8. "Clap Easily! Hither Comes Charlie" 2:14
ix. "(It'south Gonna Exist A) Great Day" 5:38
10. "How Lucky Tin can Yous Go" iv:48
11. "Am I Blue" 3:21
12. "Isn't This Meliorate" 3:29
xiii. "If I Honey Again" 2:59
fourteen. "Permit's Hear It for Me" 4:04
xv. "Me and My Shadow" 3:03
xvi. "How Lucky Tin Y'all Go" (Finale) 3:55
Total length: 50:09

Personnel [edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD edition of Funny Lady.[6]

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

Citations [edit]

  1. ^ a b c Waldman 2001, p. 57
  2. ^ a b Davis & DeCurtis 2013, p. 264
  3. ^ a b c d east f g h Funny Lady (Liner notes). Barbra Streisand (Vinyl release ed.). Arista. 1975. AL 9004. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ TheaterWeek staff (1990). "Available in July". TheaterWeek. That New Magazine, Incorporated. iii (3): 49. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Funny Lady: Original Soundtrack Recording Soundtrack Edition (1998): Sound CD". 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Funny Lady (Liner notes). Barbra Streisand (CD release, remastered ed.). Arista. 1998. 0788-19006-2. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Funny Lady, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack: James Caan, Barbra Streisand, Ben Vereen". February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "How Lucky Tin You lot Get" / "More than Than You Know" (Liner notes). Barbra Streisand. Arista. 1975. Every bit 0123. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Adult Contemporary – The Week Of June 21, 1975". Billboard. June 21, 1975. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Effect 3988". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March fourteen, 2017.
  11. ^ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". Academy Awards. 1976. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "Winners & Nominees Best Original Song – Motion-picture show". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  13. ^ Pohly 2000, p. 98
  14. ^ Leve 2009, p. nineteen
  15. ^ Mordden 2016, p. 215
  16. ^ Gardner, Edward Foote (2000). Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900-1949. St. Paul, Minnesota: Paragon House. ISBNane-55778-789-1.
  17. ^ a b CD Review staff (1991). "Stage & Screen". CD Review. WGE Publishers. vii (7–12): 86. Retrieved March xiv, 2017.
  18. ^ Paymer & Postal service 1999, p. 236
  19. ^ Pohly 2000, p. 78
  20. ^ Casper 2011, p. 1879
  21. ^ a b Nickens & Swenson 2000, p. 125
  22. ^ Only Streisand (Liner notes). Barbra Streisand (Vinyl release ed.). Columbia. 1967. CK-9482. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ Pym, John (2010). "Funny Lady". Time Out Picture Guide. Time Out Guides Express: 390. ISBN978-1846702082.
  24. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Original Soundtrack – Funny Lady [Arista]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March fifteen, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  25. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Original Soundtrack – Funny Lady [Bay Cities]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  26. ^ Stereo Review staff (1975). "The Delectably Songful Soundtrack from Barbra Streisand's Funny Lady". Stereo Review. CBS Magazines. 35: 70. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  27. ^ "Soundtrack". Film. British Federation of Film Societies: 16. 1975. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  28. ^ "Billboard 200: The Calendar week Of March 29, 1975". Billboard. March 29, 1975. Archived from the original on March fifteen, 2017. Retrieved March fourteen, 2017.
  29. ^ "Billboard 200: The Week Of May ten, 1975". Billboard. May ten, 1975. Archived from the original on March xv, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  30. ^ "Billboard 200: The Week Of April 26, 1975". Billboard. April 26, 1975. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March xiv, 2017.
  31. ^ "Billboard 200: The Week Of May 17, 1975". Billboard. May 17, 1975. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March xiv, 2017.
  32. ^ a b "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Funny Lady". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March xiii, 2017.
  33. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Upshot 3945b". RPM. Library and Athenaeum Canada. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on March xv, 2017. Retrieved March fourteen, 2017.
  34. ^ a b "Height RPM Albums: Consequence 3956a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  35. ^ "Search: Funny Lady, 1975". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  36. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3984b". RPM. Library and Athenaeum Canada. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  37. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Volume, St Ives, Due north.S.West. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
  38. ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

Bibliography [edit]

  • Casper, Drew (March i, 2011). Hollywood Film 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN978-1444395235.
  • Davis, Clive; DeCurtis, Anthony (February 19, 2013). The Soundtrack of My Life (illustrated ed.). Simon and Schuster. ISBN978-1476714783.
  • Leve, James (March 1, 2009). Kander and Ebb. Yale Academy Press. ISBN978-0300155945.
  • Mordden, Ethan (2016). When Broadway Went to Hollywood (illustrated ed.). Oxford Academy Printing. ISBN978-0199395408.
  • Nickens, Christopher; Swenson, Karen (2000). The Films of Barbra Streisand (illustrated ed.). Citadel Press. ISBN0806519541.
  • Paymer, Marvin Due east.; Post, Don E. (1999). Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Keen Pop Songs, 1920-1945. Noble House Publishers. ISBN1881907090.
  • Pohly, Linda (January 1, 2000). The Barbra Streisand Companion: A Guide to Her Vocal Style and Repertoire (illustrated ed.). Greenwood Printing. ISBN0313304149.
  • Waldman, Allison J. (2001). The Barbra Streisand Scrapbook (illustrated, revised ed.). Citadel Press. ISBN0-8065-2218-6.

External links [edit]

  • Funny Lady at Discogs (listing of releases)

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_Lady_(soundtrack)

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