Why Did I Choose You / My Love
(#4-43248)
Why Did I Choose You (3:44) (M. Leonard, H. Martin)
- From the musical production “The Yearling”
- Arranged & Conducted by: Don Costa
- Produced by: Robert Mersey
- Recorded February 1, 1965 @ Columbia Records Studio A, New York
My Love (2:46) (M. Leonard, H. Martin)
- Recorded Live January 1, 1994—MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas
- From the musical production “The Yearling”
- Arranged & Conducted by: Don Costa
- Produced by: Robert Mersey
- Recorded February 1, 1965 @ Columbia Records Studio A, New York
Released March 1965
About the Single
Streisand loved the music to The Yearling, with music by Michael Leonard and lyrics by Herbert Martin.
The show, starring David Wayne, opened on December 10th, 1965 at the Alvin Theatre in New York and closed (after only 3 performances) on December 11th. The Yearling was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a boy and his pet fawn by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Barbra recorded one song twice: On the album My Name is Barbra, fans can hear “My Pa.”
The 7-inch single, however, contained a lyric change: “My Love.” They change from “Pa” to “Love” probably made the lyric more universal and less show-specific.
Columbia released “My Love” in March 1965 as a 45-rpm single (#4-43248) on the backside of “Why Did I Choose You?”—also from The Yearling.
Streisand recorded several other songs from the score to The Yearling, including “The Kind of Man a Woman Needs,” and “I'm All Smiles.”
Billboard Charts
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine.
Here's the numbers for this Streisand single:
- Debut Chart Date: 4-3-65
- No. Weeks on Hot 100 Singles Chart: 5
- Peak Chart Position: #77
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