"Lover, Come Back to Me" is a
popular song composed by
Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II for the Broadway show The New Moon, where the song was introduced by Evelyn Herbert and Robert Halliday (as Robert Misson). The song was published in 1928.
Arranged and conducted by George Williams, the song was released as
Barbra Streisand's second single in November 1962 as a double single with "
My Coloring Book".[1]
Produced by
Mike Berniker, and recorded before Streisand's first album sessions, the single was sent to radio.[2]
In 1963, Streisand re-recorded the song for her second album The Second Barbra Streisand Album, which appeared on the compilation The Essential Barbra Streisand. In her first television special, My Name is Barbra, she performed a bitterly jubilant version of the song. In 2000, she performed the song on her Timeless Tour and a live recording was included on the live album Timeless: Live in Concert and the DVD.
Billie Holiday versions
"Lover, Come Back to Me" (1944 version)
"Lover, Come Back To Me" (1952 Clef Records)
Streisand versions
"Lover, Come Back To Me" (1962 version)
"Lover, Come Back To Me" (1963 Version) / (album version) - 2:18
"Lover, Come Back To Me" (live from Timeless: Live in Concert, 2000)