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The 1964 "Funny Girl" Single

Posted by:	pierce 12:42 pm EDT 09/10/14
In reply to:	Follow-up question - plus Streisand's recording - stevemr 10:31 am EDT 09/10/14

It's hard to find definitive information about the first "Funny Girl" single (released in 1964). Most sources indicate it was originally written for Funny Girl but discarded almost immediately; it never reached the point where it was staged for the show's out-of-town tryouts. However, it wound up being used as a promotional tool for the production, being released as a single with "Absent Minded Me" - another Styne/Merrill song cut from the score - on the flip side. The single was released after "People" became a top 5 hit; while it never appeared on a Streisand album, it received a substantial amount of airplay on adult contemporary radio stations and became a moderate hit, peaking at #44 on the Billboard charts. More info linked below -
Link	"Funny Girl" - The 1964 Single

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