Funny Lady (soundtrack) that it was "not nearly as well-produced" as the soundtrack for the predecessor, "Funny Girl" (1968). Allison J. Waldman predicted that the commercial success of the soundtrack was due to Streisand's previous role and performance in the original film, "Funny Girl". In the United States, the album debuted at number 75 on the "Billboard" 200 chart for the week ending March 29, 1975. It continued to climb the chart in that country for several weeks before peaking at number six on May 10. It spent four weeks within the top ten of chart, and a total of 25 weeks altogether.
Good News of 1938 final host in 1940. Frank Morgan appeared regularly in a comedy role, as did Fanny Brice and Hanley Stafford in their roles of Baby Snooks and her father. An MGM chorus directed by Max Terrs provided music along with soloists, including Betty Jaynes, Connee Boswell, and Judy Garland. Brice initially appeared on the show's fourth episode on November 25, 1937. Herbert G. Goldman wrote in his book, "Fanny Brice: The Original Funny Girl", "Baby Snooks put "Good News" on the hit list and started Fanny on the radio career she would continue for the rest of her short life." After