"Comin' In and Out of Your Life" is a 1981 single released by Barbra Streisand on her album Memories.
| "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" | ||||
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| Single by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| from the album Memories | ||||
| B-side | "Lost Inside of You" | |||
| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Parker Bobby Whiteside | |||
| Barbra Streisand singles chronology | ||||
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Production
editMilwaukeen Richard Parker worked with Bobby Whiteside to create jingles for a while, and then decided to use their musical hook skills to collaborate on a pop hit. Parker explained "we went into the studio and recorded a very complete demo with string arrangement and everything. some established artists were interested but we felt the song was just too strong to let go". Whiteside managed Parker's singing career and thought the song was the "perfect vehicle to land Richard a contract with a major record label". Whiteside sent the tape to an L.A. partner Jay Landers, who then sent it to Charles Koppelman.[1] Landers explained "I knew [Streisand] a little bit. We met through Charles Koppelman, who...was her Executive Producer at the time. I was an independent music publisher, and Charles asked me to find some material for a compilation he was working on with her, which became Memories. (I think it was called “Love Songs” in the UK.) So I brought her “Comin’ In And Out Of Your Life,” which was a song I’d come across a few months earlier.[2] Parker said "Koppelman was so knocked out by it that he sent a limousine for Jon Peters. Ten days later Barbra recorded our song in London. It all happened so fast".[1] Parker later explained "having Barbra Streisand do the song automatically legitimized our standing as songwriters".[3]
Release
editThe song was released in mid-November by Columbia Records, and as of December 4, 1981, had already become a Top 30 single. It was included on her greatest hits album Memories.[1]
Critical reception
editThe song was voted the favorite adult contemporary song in the Wilmington area according to surveys by WMFD radio on January 1, 1982.[4] On November 27, 1981, the song was 10th in the same list.[5] Streisand considers this distinction amongst her very greatest achievements.
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1981–1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] | 24 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[7] | 1 |
| Spain Top 40 Radio[8] | 31 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 66 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 11 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 2 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[12] | 9 |
| Year-end chart (1982) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[13] | 74 |
References
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- ^ "Star-News - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "RPM Weekly Top Singles - Volume 35, No. 23 January 16, 1982". Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2016.. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "RPM Weekly Top Singles - Volume 35, No. 22 December 26, 1981". Retrieved December 16, 2016.. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles - Week Ending January 23, 1982". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.