Love Theme From “Eyes of Laura Mars” (Prisoner) / Music From “Eyes of Laura Mars” (Laura & Neville)
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Love Theme From “Eyes of Laura Mars” (Prisoner) (3:54) (K Lawrence, J. Desautels)
- Executive Producer: Charles Koppelman
- Produced by: Gary Klein
- Taken from the Columbia Soundtrack Lp: “EYES OF LAURA MARS” JS 35487
Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Eyes of Laura Mars”, Laura & Neville (Instrumental) (2:25) (A. Kane)
- Executive Producer: Charles Koppelman
- Produced by: Gary Klein
- Taken from the Columbia Soundtrack Lp: “EYES OF LAURA MARS” JS 35487
Released July 1978
About the Single
Eyes of Laura Mars, starring Faye Dunaway and directed by Irvin Kershner, was produced by Barbra's boyfriend Jon Peters. Peters told the press, “Barbra's done a single, a song called ‘Prisoner,’ written for the movie as the theme from Eyes of Laura Mars. It's woven into the sound track throughout, which is very powerful and unexpected. It's going to be a number-one record.”
Karen Lawrence co-wrote “Prisoner” with John Desautels. Lawrence was the main singer for the band L.A. Jets—who performed at the big, Phoenix, Arizona concert staged for the filming of A Star is Born in 1976.
(Listen to Karen Lawrence's original version of the song on YouTube.)
Lawrence thought Barbra did a great job on her song — “she can sing full blast, flat out, but she's sensitive, too,” she said. “Now that she's really doing it, it's just a mind blower. They even kept the little piano intro I wrote, which is flattering.”
Columbia Records also included “Prisoner” on Greatest Hits, Volume 2. The song also appeared on the Laura Mars soundtrack album, which is out of print.
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: 7-29-78
- No. Weeks on Hot 100 Singles Chart: 12
- Peak Chart Position: #21
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