Stoney End (song)
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| "Stoney End" | ||||
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| Single by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| from the album Stoney End | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Be Home" | |||
| Released | October 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | United Western Recorders (Las Vegas, NV) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Laura Nyro | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
| Barbra Streisand singles chronology | ||||
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"Stoney End" is a song written by Laura Nyro and released in February 1967 on her debut album More Than a New Discovery. According to childhood friend Alan Merrill, Nyro originally intended the song, a gospel-inflected uptempo piece, to be performed at a slower pace. The best known recording of Nyro's album version of the song was a hit for Barbra Streisand in 1970.
Streisand recorded "Stoney End" as the title track of her twelfth studio album. Members of the group Fanny provided backing vocals. The song reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971 and became Streisand's second Top 10 hit. It also reached number two on the US Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada it peaked at number five.
Weekly charts
| Chart (1970–71) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[3] | 5 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] | 29 |
| UK Singles Chart | 27 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 6 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 2 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1971) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada[6] | 65 |
| US Cash Box[7] | 99 |
