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"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]

"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)"
LabelVictor Talking Machine Company
Composer(s)Fred Fisher
Lyricist(s)Billy Rose

Composition


The song was written by Fred Fisher and Billy Rose.[2][3][4]


Track listing


10" 78 rpm shellac record – Victor 21815, United States

A. "I'd Rather Be Blue"
B. "If You Want the Rainbow (You Must Have the Rain)"[4][1][5]

Fanny Brice version (1928)


Fanny Brice performed the song ("Comedienne with Orchestra") on a Victor recording (21815-A), which may be auditioned at "I'd Rather Be Blue (Victor recording on the Internet Archive).


Barbra Streisand version


"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)"
Released1968
Length2:28
LabelColumbia Records
Composer(s)Fred Fisher
Lyricist(s)Billy Rose
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"Our Corner of the Night"
(1968)		 "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)"
(1968)		 "Honey Pie"
(1969)

The song was performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 film Funny Girl. Her version reached number 19 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.[6]


Track listing


7" 45 rpm vinyl single – Columbia 4-44622, 1968, United States

  1. "Funny Girl"
  2. "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)"[7]

Charts


Chart (1968) Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 19

References


  1. "Fanny Brice - I'd Rather Be Blue / If You Want The Rainbow (You Must Have The Rain) (Shellac) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. Herbert G. Goldman (October 1993). Fanny Brice: The Original Funny Girl. Oxford University Press. pp. 289–. ISBN 978-0-19-508552-5. I'd Rather Be Blue.
  3. Colin Bratkovich (8 May 2014). Just Remember This. pp. 249–. ISBN 978-1-4836-4519-3.
  4. Edwin M. Bradley (1 January 2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-0-7864-2029-2.
  5. Stanley Green (1999). Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 244–. ISBN 978-0-634-00765-1.
  6. "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Happy With Somebody Else) Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. "Barbra Streisand - Funny Girl / I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Happy With Somebody Else) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  8. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

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«I’d Rather Be Blue» (or «I’d Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)») — песня из увидевшего свет в 1928 году музыкального фильма My Man производства кинокомпании Warner Bros. В этом фильме её исполняла Фанни Брайс[2].


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