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In 1978 Tom Waits did a very strong and touching version of "Somewhere" on the Album "Blue Valentine" Waits, famed as an highly individualistic songwriter/singer, has covered very little material in his 50 year career as a unique voice in American music and culture.
Barbara Streisand Version
In 1985, [[Barbra Streisand]] released a version of "Somewhere" as a single from the [[Grammy Award]]-winning ''[[The Broadway Album]]''. In the United States, it narrowly missed the top 40 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number 43, but fared better on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart, peaking at number 5.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=235}}</ref> It also peaked at number 88 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="UKBarbra"/> The song itself won the [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)]]. In 2011, a duet was produced using scenes from Streisand's version while [[Jackie Evancho]] performed live with David Foster at the [[Ringling Museum of Art]]. On her 2014 ''[[Partners (Barbra Streisand album)|Partners]]'' album, she released a new recording of the song, this time as a duet with [[Josh Groban]].
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