| "I'd Rather Be Blue" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Fanny Brice | |
| A-side | "I'd Rather Be Blue" |
| B-side | "If You Want the Rainbow (You Must Have the Rain)" |
| Label | Victor Talking Machine Company |
| Composer | Fred Fisher |
| Lyricist | Billy Rose |
"I'd Rather Be Blue" (or "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)") is a song from the 1928 Warner Bros. musical film My Man, in which it was sung by Fanny Brice.[1]
The song was written by Fred Fisher and Billy Rose.[2][3][4]
10" 78 rpm shellac record – Victor 21815, United States
Fanny Brice performed the song ("Comedienne with Orchestra") accompanied by Leonard Joy & his orchestra on a Victor sound recording (21815-A), which can be heard on "I'd Rather Be Blue" (Victor recording on the Internet Archive).
| "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| from the album Funny Girl (The Original Sound Track Recording) | ||||
| A-side | "Funny Girl" | |||
| B-side | "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)" | |||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | June 23, 1968[6] | |||
| Studio | Studio C (New York, NY)[7] | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Composer | Fred Fisher | |||
| Lyricist | Billy Rose | |||
| Barbra Streisand singles chronology | ||||
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The song was performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 film Funny Girl. Her version reached number 19 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.[8]
7" 45 rpm vinyl single – Columbia 4-44622, 1968, United States
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] | 19 |
I'd Rather Be Blue.
