Stoney End (song)

"Stoney End" is a song written by Laura Nyro and first 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 version of the song was a hit for Barbra Streisand in 1970.

"Stoney End"
Single by Peggy Lipton
B-side"San Francisco Glide"
Released1968
GenreVocal pop
LabelOde
Songwriter(s)Laura Nyro
Producer(s)Lou Adler[1]
Peggy Lipton singles chronology
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
(1967)		 "Stoney End"
(1968)		 "Red Clay County Line"
(1969)
"Stoney End"
Single by Barbra Streisand
from the album Stoney End
B-side"I'll Be Home"
ReleasedOctober 1970
Recorded1970
GenrePop
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Laura Nyro
Producer(s)Richard Perry
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"Stout-Hearted Men"
(1967)		 "Stoney End"
(1970)		 "Time and Love"
(1971)

Streisand recorded "Stoney End" as the title track of her twelfth studio album. The song was suggested to Streisand by record producer Richard Perry. 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.

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (1970–71) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[2] 5
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[3] 29
UK Singles Chart 27
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 6
US Billboard Easy Listening 2
US Cash Box Top 100 7

Year-end charts
Chart (1971) Rank
Canada[5] 65
US Cash Box[6] 99

Other versions
  • The Blossoms, who sang backing vocals on Peggy Lipton's version, recorded the song as the B-side of their single release, "Wonderful" in 1969.
  • "Stoney End" had previously been performed by The Chicks. It charted in New Zealand, reaching number 21 in January 1970.[7]

References
  1. "Peggy Lipton - Stoney End / San Francisco Glide (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. "Item: 10616 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  6. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  7. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. 1970-01-09. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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