"I'd Rather Be Blue" (or "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)") is a song from the 1928 Warner Bros. musical film My Man, in which it was sung by Fanny Brice.
Composition The song was written by Fred Fisher and Billy Rose.
Track listing 10" 78 rpm shellac record – Victor 21815, United States A. "I'd Rather Be Blue" B. "If You Want the Rainbow (You Must Have the Rain)"
Fanny Brice version (1928) Fanny Brice performed the song ("Comedienne with Orchestra") accompanied by Leonard Joy & his orchestra on a Victor sound recording (21815-A), which can be heard on "I'd Rather Be Blue" (Victor recording on the Internet Archive).
Barbra Streisand version
The song was performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 film Funny Girl. Her version reached number 19 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
Track listing 7" 45 rpm vinyl single – Columbia 4-44622, 1968, United States "Funny Girl" "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)"
Charts Chart (1968)Peakposition
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