1985 Barbra Streisand – Somewhere (US:#43 UK:#88)
“Somewhere”, sometimes referred to as “Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us)” or simply “There’s a Place for Us”, is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story that was made into films in 1961 and 2021. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
In 1985, American singer, songwriter, actress and director Barbra Streisand released a version of “Somewhere” as a single from the Grammy Award-winning The Broadway Album. In the United States, it narrowly missed the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 43, but fared better on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number five. It also peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart. The song itself won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s).
Album
The Broadway Album is the twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released by Columbia Records on November 4, 1985. Consisting mainly of classic show tunes, the album marked a major shift in Streisand’s career. She had spent ten years appearing in musicals and singing standards on her albums in the 1960s. Beginning with […]
Muscians
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Keyboards | Randy Waldman |
| Synthesizer | David Foster |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Vocals | Barbra Streisand |
Produced By
David Foster
Songwriters
Leonard Bernstein
Stephen Sondheim
Charts
US:#43
UK:#88