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As If We Never Said Goodbye
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Wikipedia article
"'As If We Never Said Goodbye'" is a show tune from the musical 'Sunset Boulevard'. It was written by Don Black, Christopher Hampton (with additional lyrics by Amy Powers), and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Ben Rimalower on Playbill calls it Andrew Lloyd Webber's greatest song.
In 'Sunset Boulevard', the main character, Norma Desmond, reveals her longing to return to the spotlight of fame.
The song has been performed by Barbra Streisand. It is featured on her album 'Back to Broadway' and the live albums 'The Concert' and 'Back to Brooklyn.'
Elaine Paige recorded the song for her album 'Encore'.
Countertenor Chris Colfer (as Kurt Hummel) sings the song in the 'Glee' season 2 episode "Born This Way". A review in 'Salon' describes Colfer's performance as turning the song "into a valentine to self-knowledge and self-improvementand a young, gay singer's dream of treating the world as a stage and commanding it like a star."
English tenor Alfie Boe, recorded his version on his album Bring Him Home in 2010.
Jason Manford recorded the song for his 2017 album 'A Different Stage'.
Jason Manford performed a cover version to open the 2020 Royal Variety Performance.
Barbra Streisand version
{{Infobox song
| name = As If We Never Said Goodbye
| cover = Barbra_Streisand-As_If_We_Never_Said_Goodbye.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Barbra Streisand
| album = Back to Broadway
| released = January, 14 1994
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Musical
*ballad
| length = 4:45
| label = Columbia Records
| writer = *Andrew Lloyd Webber
*Don Black
*Christopher Hampton
| producer =
| chronology = Barbra Streisand
| prev_title = The Music of the Night
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = I Finally Found Someone
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
In 1994, American singer Barbra Streisand released her cover version of "'As If We Never Said Goodbye'". It is taken from Streisands album 'Back to Broadway' and peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.
References
Category:1993 songs
Category:1994 singles
Category:Songs from musicals
Category:Songs with lyrics by Don Black (lyricist)
Category:Songs with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Category:Songs written by Amy Powers
Category:Elaine Paige songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
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