If I Close My Eyes - wikipedia If I Close My Eyes `` If I Close My Eyes '' Single by Barbra Streisand B - side `` If I Close My Eyes '' ( Mono ) `` If I Close My Eyes '' ( Instrumental ) Released January 1973 ( 1973 - 01 ) Format Airplay 7 '' Length 2 : 23 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Billy Goldenberg Producer ( s ) Billy Goldenberg Barbra Streisand singles chronology `` Did n't We '' ( 1972 ) `` If I Close My Eyes '' ( 1973 ) `` The Way We Were '' ( 1973 ) `` Did n't We '' ( 1972 ) `` If I Close My Eyes '' ( 1973 ) `` The Way We Were '' ( 1973 ) `` If I Close My Eyes '' ( also called `` Theme from Up the Sandbox '' ) is a song recorded by American vocalist Barbra Streisand for the 1972 American film Up the Sandbox. It was distributed for radio airplay in January 1973 through Columbia Records, while in later years it was made available as a 7 '' single. The single was written and produced by Billy Goldenberg, with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman also contributing to the lyrics. Streisand requested Goldenberg to take the film 's score and create a song out of it. During a late night phone conversation, he developed a melody and then the song was created. The singer has never performed `` If I Close My Eyes '' and remained absent from any of her compilation albums until 1991, when she included it on her first box set titled Just for the Record... Michel Legrand, a longtime collaborator for Streisand, serves as a featured artist on this version. Contents 1 Background and release 2 Promotion 3 Track listings and formats 4 Release history 5 References 6 External links Background and release `` If I Close My Eyes '', or `` Theme from Up the Sandbox '', was written and composed specifically for the 1972 American film Up the Sandbox, in which Streisand stars as the main character. It was recorded during a session in mid 1972, one of Streisand 's first sessions for music since the work created for her most recent studio album at the time, Barbra Joan Streisand ( 1971 ). Since the singer 's role in the film was very demanding, she had little time to record any music. During an interview with Time in 1975, one of the editor 's stated that Streisand called Billy Goldenberg and requested he turn the film 's final music sequence into a standalone song, to which he completed. Goldenberg recalled that he `` wrote like mad '' to get the job done on time : `` When she called I hummed her the tune. She liked it, and the next day we got the word writers Marilyn and Alan Bergman to fit it out with a lyric. '' The editor concluded by claiming that the single was released a few weeks later. The single was written and produced by Goldenberg, with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman also contributing to the lyrics. It was released to United States radio stations in January 1973, strictly as a non-commercial release. However, in later years a 7 '' single was available for purchase from Streisand 's catalog. The distribution took place in two different formats : the earlier promotional edition version features the `` Vocal Version '' plus the instrumental, while the standard release includes the `` Stereo '' and `` Mono '' renditions. Anne Edwards, an author who compiled a biography displaying Streisand 's discography in 2016, wrote that `` If I Close My Eyes '' may have been released in December 1972, coinciding with the North American release of Up the Sandbox. Promotion The physical release of `` If I Close My Eyes '' was very limited and only a set number of singles were created. Furthermore, Streisand excluded it from nearly all of her greatest hits albums. However, it was featured on disc three of Streisand 's fifth compilation album and first box set, Just for the Record... in 1991. The version that appears on the record is slightly different compared to the 1973 recording, with the more recent release featuring additional contributions from French musician and personal friend Michel Legrand. Track listings and formats Standard edition 7 '' single A1 `` If I Close My Eyes ( Stereo ) '' -- 2 : 23 B1 `` If I Close My Eyes ( Mono ) '' -- 2 : 23 Promotional edition 7 '' single A1 `` If I Close My Eyes ( Vocal Version ) '' -- 2 : 23 B1 `` If I Close My Eyes ( Instrumental Version ) '' -- 2 : 23 Release history Region Date Format Label United States January 1973 Airplay Columbia United States Unknown 7 '' References Jump up ^ Considine 1986, p. 232 Jump up ^ Time staff ( September 8, 1975 ). `` Music : Reels of Sound ''. Time. Time Inc. 106 ( 10 ). Retrieved January 8, 2017. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). ^ Jump up to : `` Charts.org.nz -- Barbra Streisand -- If I Close My Eyes ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 8, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` If I Close My Eyes '' ( Liner notes ). Barbra Streisand ( Standard ed. ). Columbia. 1972. 4 - 45780. ^ Jump up to : Popoff 2010, p. 1136 ^ Jump up to : `` If I Close My Eyes '' ( Liner notes ). Barbra Streisand ( Promotional ed. ). Columbia. 1972. 4 - 45780. Jump up ^ Edwards 2016, p. 407 Jump up ^ Ruhlmann, William. `` Barbra Streisand -- Just for the Record '... ' ''. AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Just for the Record... ( Liner notes ). Barbra Streisand. Columbia. 1991. C4K - 44111. Works cited Considine, Shaun ( November 1, 1986 ). Barbra Streisand : The Woman, the Myth, the Music ( reprinted ed. ). Random House. ISBN 0440104645. Edwards, Anne ( 2016 ). Streisand : A Biography. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 163076129X. Popoff, Martin ( August 5, 2010 ). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records : 1948 - 1991 ( revised ed. ). Krause Publications. ISBN 1440216215. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Barbra Streisand Studio albums The Barbra Streisand Album ( 1963 ) The Second Barbra Streisand Album ( 1963 ) The Third Album ( 1964 ) People ( 1964 ) My Name Is Barbra ( 1965 ) My Name Is Barbra, Two... ( 1965 ) Color Me Barbra ( 1966 ) Je m'appelle Barbra ( 1966 ) Simply Streisand ( 1967 ) A Christmas Album ( 1967 ) What About Today ? ( 1969 ) Stoney End ( 1971 ) Barbra Joan Streisand ( 1971 ) Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments ( 1973 ) The Way We Were ( 1974 ) ButterFly ( 1974 ) Lazy Afternoon ( 1975 ) Classical Barbra ( 1976 ) Superman ( 1977 ) Songbird ( 1978 ) Wet ( 1979 ) Guilty ( 1980 ) Emotion ( 1984 ) The Broadway Album ( 1985 ) Till I Loved You ( 1988 ) Back to Broadway ( 1993 ) Higher Ground ( 1997 ) A Love Like Ours ( 1999 ) Christmas Memories ( 2001 ) The Movie Album ( 2003 ) Guilty Pleasures ( 2005 ) Love Is the Answer ( 2009 ) What Matters Most ( 2011 ) Partners ( 2014 ) Encore : Movie Partners Sing Broadway ( 2016 ) Live albums A Happening in Central Park ( 1968 ) Live Concert at the Forum ( 1972 ) One Voice ( 1987 ) Barbra : The Concert ( 1994 ) Timeless : Live in Concert ( 2000 ) Live in Concert 2006 ( 2007 ) Back to Brooklyn ( 2013 ) The Music... The Mem'ries... The Magic ! ( 2017 ) Compilations Barbra Streisand 's Greatest Hits ( 1970 ) Barbra Streisand 's Greatest Hits Volume 2 ( 1978 ) Memories ( 1981 ) A Collection : Greatest Hits... and More ( 1989 ) Just for the Record... ( 1991 ) The Essential Barbra Streisand ( 2002 ) Duets ( 2002 ) Barbra : The Ultimate Collection ( 2010 ) Release Me ( 2012 ) The Classic Christmas Album ( 2013 ) Cast recordings and soundtracks I Can Get It for You Wholesale ( 1962 ) Funny Girl ( 1964 ) Funny Girl ( 1968 ) Hello, Dolly ! ( 1969 ) The Owl and the Pussycat ( 1970 ) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ( 1970 ) The Way We Were ( 1974 ) Funny Lady ( 1975 ) A Star Is Born ( 1976 ) Yentl ( 1983 ) Nuts ( 1987 ) Videos Timeless : Live in Concert ( 2001 ) One Night Only : Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard ( 2010 ) Tours Barbra Streisand in Concert Timeless Streisand Barbra Live Barbra : The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic Films directed Yentl ( 1983 ) The Prince of Tides ( 1991 ) The Mirror Has Two Faces ( 1996 ) Related articles Discography Streisand effect Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=If_I_Close_My_Eyes&oldid=811965527 '' Categories : 1973 singles 1973 songs Barbra Streisand songs Columbia Records singles Songs with lyrics by Alan Bergman Songs with lyrics by Marilyn Bergman Songs written for films Hidden categories : Pages containing links to subscription - only content Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 November 2017, at 02 : 44. 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Question: who wrote if i close my eyes forever
Answer: Billy Goldenberg