| "Evergreen" | ||||
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| Single byBarbra Streisand | ||||
| from the albumA Star Is Born | ||||
| B-side | "I Believe In Love" | |||
| Released | December 1976[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Vocal pop | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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"Evergreen" (also called "Love Theme fromA Star Is Born") is the theme song from the 1976 filmA Star Is Born. It was composed and performed by American singer, songwriter, actress and directorBarbra Streisand with lyrics byPaul Williams,[2] and arranged byIan Freebairn-Smith.[3] The song was released on thesoundtrack album forA Star Is Born.
As composers, Streisand and Williams earned anAcademy Award for Best Original Song, making Streisand the first woman to be so honored as a composer.[2] She also earned aGrammy Award for Song of the Year. Streisand and Williams also wonGolden Globes forBest Original Song.
The song's opening couplet, "Love, soft as an easy chair; love, fresh as the morning air", almost did not appear that way. Williams wrote the "morning air" line first, but told Streisand to "flip those two first lines, because it sings better".[4]
In 2023,American Songwriter andThe Guardian ranked the song number four and number three, respectively, on their lists of the greatest Barbra Streisand songs.[5][6]Record World said that "Barbra is in fine voice."[7]
In 1997, the track appeared on the tribute albumDiana, Princess of Wales: Tribute.
In the US, the single became Streisand's second number 1 single and spent three weeks at the top of theBillboard Hot 100 and six weeks atop theeasy listening chart. This was Streisand's second number-one song on the Hot 100 (following "The Way We Were" in 1974), and her third on the adult contemporary chart ("The Way We Were" and 1964's "People").[8] In its year-end chart for 1977,Billboard ranked the platinum-certified single, which sold more than 2 million copies, the fourth-biggest single of the year. In theUK Singles Chart, the song peaked at #3 in 1977.[2]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[31] | Gold | 75,000^ |
| Japan | — | 31,000[16] |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[32] | Silver | 250,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[33] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
At the49th Academy Awards the song won theAcademy Award for Best Original Song andBarbra Streisand became the only woman in history to win theAcademy Award for Best Actress and theAcademy Award for Best Original Song. At the34th Golden Globe Awards the song won theGolden Globe Award for Best Original Song.At the20th Annual Grammy Awards the song was nominated in three categories, winning in two forBest Pop Vocal Performance, Female andSong of the Year tying with "You Light Up My Life". The song was also nominated forRecord of the Year.
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Streisand also recorded versions of the song inSpanish ("Tema de Amor de Nace Una Estrella"),French ( "De rêve en rêverie") with lyrics byEddy Marnay, andItalian ("Sempreverde") with lyrics byLuigi Albertelli. The Spanish version was released as a track on the 1996 CD single "I Finally Found Someone", a Streisand duet withBryan Adams, and on the import CD version of theA Star Is Born remastered soundtrack. (The French and Italian versions have yet to appear on a CD release.)
Frank Sinatra recorded the song withNelson Riddle and his orchestra on November 12, 1976, along with "I Love My Wife". However, it remains unreleased.
British singerHazell Dean recorded a dance version of the song in 1984 which reached No. 63 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Luther Vandross recorded a cover for his 1994 albumSongs.
Kenny Rogers sang his own revival for his 1996 albumVote for Love.
In 2002, Philippine rap groupSalbakuta sampled Streisand's single in their song "S2pid Luv".[34]
Scottish singer Todd Gordon recorded abig band version with the Royal Air Force Squadronaires for the albumHelping the Heroes (2012) produced byKen Barnes.
In 2021,Randy Rainbow created a parody version titled "Marjorie Taylor Greene", as a satire about thecongresswoman who traffics in conspiracy theories.
