He Touched Me / I Like Him
(#4-43403)
He Touched Me (3:05) (I. Levin, M. Schafer)
- From the Musical Production “Drat! The Cat!”
- Arranged & Conducted by: Don Costa
- Produced by: Robert Mersey
- Recorded August 31, 1965 @ Columbia Records Studio A, New York
I Like Him (3:10) (I. Levin, M. Schafer)
- From the Musical Production “Drat! The Cat!”
- Arranged & Conducted by: Don Costa
- Produced by: Robert Mersey
- Recorded August 31, 1965 @ Columbia Records Studio A, New York
Released September 1965
About the Single
Elliott Gould (Streisand's husband at the time) was starring in the Broadway production of Drat! The Cat! in 1965 (it ran for 11 performances) with Lesley Ann Warren.
Drat! The Cat! was a musical with book and lyrics by Ira Levin and music by Milton Schafer about a cat burglar (Ms. Warren) plundering New York society in the 1890's.
“He Touched Me,” belonged to Elliott Gould in the actual show—it was titled “She Touched Me.”
“I Like Him” was Lesley Ann Warren's big Second Act 11 o'clock number in the musical.
Streisand most likely recorded the two songs because her record company, Columbia Records, reportedly invested $50,000 in the Broadway musical. (Record companies often invested in Broadway shows, hoping to recoup their investments by releasing and—hopefully—selling many copies of the shows' cast album.)
Although “He Touched Me” became a big hit for Streisand (and was included on her My Name is Barbra, Two album), “I Like Him” has never appeared on a Streisand album.
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: 10-2-65
- No. Weeks on Hot 100 Singles Chart: 10
- Peak Chart Position: #53
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