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"How Lucky Can You Get"
Single by Barbra Streisand
from the album Funny Lady
B-side	"More Than You Know"
Released	April 1975
Recorded	1975
Length	3:53
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Fred Ebb John Kander
Producer(s)	Peter Matz
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"Jubilation" (1975) "How Lucky Can You Get" (1975) "My Father's Song" (1975)

"How Lucky Can You Get" is a tuy vậy recorded by American vocalist Barbra Streisand for the official soundtrack to tướng the 1975 film Funny Lady. It was released as a 7" single in April 1975 through Arista Records. The tuy vậy was written by Fred Ebb and John Kander, while production was handled by Peter Matz. "How Lucky Can You Get" is one of the new songs on the soundtrack, with its origins coming from Fanny Brice, the character Streisand portrays in the aforementioned film. The music pertains to tướng Brice herself, particularly the sarcastic nature of the lyrics that are accompanied by an "insistent" melody and production.^[1] It was suggested that the pattern of the lyrics may have been influenced by Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera, La bohème.

In terms of its popularity, the tuy vậy is the most recognizable one from Funny Lady. "How Lucky Can You Get" was well received by music critics, who enjoyed the musical-esque qualities of the production, particularly Streisand's performance. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but it lost both times to tướng Keith Carradine's "I'm Easy" from the 1975 film Nashville. It entered the Adult Contemporary charts in both the United States and Canada, peaking at numbers 27 and 19, respectively.

Background and release[edit]

According to tướng the liner notes that came with the 1990 soundtrack CD release of Funny Lady, the origins of "How Lucky Can You Get" stem from a tuy vậy with the same name that Fanny Brice (the character portrayed in the movie) had once performed live.^[2] The tuy vậy (and several others for the soundtrack) was written by Fred Ebb and John Kander.^[3][4] It was produced by Peter Matz, who also took care of arranging the track's audio.^[2] Streisand recorded "How Lucky Can You Get" during a three-week-long recording schedule in 1975.^[5] It was released in April 1975 as a 7" single through Arista Records in both the United States and Italy.^[6][7] Both versions contains "How Lucky Can You Get" as the A-side track while "More Than You Know" is used as the B-side.^[6] However, the Italian release features a longer version of "How Lucky Can You Get" as the A-side.^[7]

Composition and lyrics[edit]

The song's lyrics pertain to tướng Fanny Brice, the character who Streisand portrays in Funny Lady. "How Lucky Can You Get" is written in the key of C major with Streisand's vocals ranging from F₃ to tướng F₅; it is additionally accompanied by the sole instrumentation of a piano.^[8] Through the use of a four-bar phrase and increasing changes in its key to tướng build up suspense and anticipation, the chromatic melody is able to tướng fully tư vấn the strength of the lyrics and sound "insistent" to tướng the listener.^[1][9] To match the written aspects of the songs, Ebb and Kander came up with "sarcastic" lyrics to tướng suit the character of Brice accurately.^[10]

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In terms of the lyrics, Streisand opens the tuy vậy by humming the first few lines ("Badodiodiodi / Odiodo"),^[8] followed by the chorus, where she questions, "Gee, whee, wow, how lucky? / How lucky can you get?".^[11] The short musical interlude in "How Lucky Can You Get" switches from a four-bar to tướng an eight-bar phrase, just as it "returns to tướng its original key" and the lyrics become "outwardly straightforward".^[1] During the final two verses of the tuy vậy, Streisand talks to tướng herself and questions, "Hey there, gorgeous! / Big success! / What's your secret? / Just lucky I guess". James Leve, who wrote the biography book Kander and Ebb, referred to tướng these lyrics as ironic and claimed that the music that accompanies the aforementioned four lines was borrowed from Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera, La bohème.^[9]

Critical reception and legacy[edit]

Perhaps the most recognizable tuy vậy from Funny Lady,^[2] "How Lucky Can You Get" received positive reviews from music critics. tác giả Leve recalled that the tuy vậy "exemplifie[d] Kander and Ebb's approach to tướng musical theater", referring to tướng its use in the film.^[9] During the segment of Funny Lady where Streisand is shown performing the tuy vậy, author David Craig wrote that she "sings it in the simplest possible performance" but does not need any "pizzazz to tướng corroborate its showstopping status".^[1] Peter Filichia, who wrote a series of books dealing with broadway musicals, claimed that singing "How Lucky Can You Get" and working with Kander and Ebb was perfect for her. Who also joked that the title of the tuy vậy "perfectly summed up Streisand's experience with Funny Girl".^[12] Music researcher Thomas S. Hischak was favorable to tướng the tuy vậy on the soundtrack and labeled it as "breezy".^[13] Referring to tướng its popularity, Alan Neff felt that "How Lucky Can You Get" provided a sense of "exhibitionism" to tướng the listener.^[14]

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Both Ebb and Kander were nominated for several awards for their songwriting credits on "How Lucky Can You Get". At the 48th Academy Awards, the single was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to tướng Keith Carradine's "I'm Easy" from the film Nashville.^[15] "How Lucky Can You Get" also lost to tướng "I'm Easy" when nominated for Best Original Song at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards.^[16]

In 2010, the karaoke label Musical Creations released a six track album titled How Lucky Can You Get – In the Style of Barbra Streisand, which featured six different instrumental edits of "How Lucky Can You Get".^[17] During Streisand's concert tour titled Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic, she sang trọng a live rendition of "How Lucky Can You Get" at her shows; she also featured this on her accompanying ninth live album, The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic! (2017).^[18]

Chart performance[edit]

"How Lucky Can You Get" did not enter the main charts in the United States and Canada, but rather the Adult Contemporary charts in both countries. In the United States, the single debuted on the aforementioned chart at number 33 for the week ending May 31, 1975.^[19] After rising for several weeks, it peaked at number 27 on June 21.^[20] In Canada, it debuted at number 35 and was the week's highest debut according to tướng the official list compiled by RPM.^[21] It eventually reached number 19 in its fourth week charting (and was also its peak position).^[22]

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Bibliography[edit]

• Craig, David (September 1, 1999). A Performer Prepares: A Guide to tướng Song Preparation for Actors, Singers and Dancers (illustrated ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1557833958.
• Filichia, Peter (April 7, 2015). The Great Parade: Broadway's Astonishing, Never-to-Be-Forgotten 1963-1964 Season (illustrated ed.). Macmillan. ISBN 978-1250051356.
• Hischak, Thomas S. (June 2, 2008). The Oxford Companion to tướng the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television (illustrated ed.). Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0195335330.
• Kander, John; Ebb, Fred; Lawrence, Greg (October 1, 2004). Colored Lights: Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 1429928328.
• Leve, James (March 1, 2009). Kander and Ebb. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300155945.
• Neff, Alan (July 31, 2007). Movies, Movie Stars, and Me. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1467078900.
• Nickens, Christopher; Swenson, Karen (2000). The Films of Barbra Streisand (illustrated ed.). Citadel Press. ISBN 0806519541.
• Pohly, Linda (January 1, 2000). The Barbra Streisand Companion: A Guide to tướng Her Vocal Style and Repertoire (illustrated ed.). Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313304149.
• Santopietro, Tom (April 1, 2007). The Importance of Being Barbra: The Brilliant, Tumultuous Career of Barbra Streisand. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1429908535.
• Vogel, Frederick C. (January 8, 2003). Hollywood Musicals Nominated for Best Picture. McFarland & Company. ISBN 1476611572.