Eyes of Laura Mars Soundtrack Album 1978

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“Eyes of Laura Mars” 

Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1978)

Front cover of Eyes of Laura Mars soundtrack album.
Back cover of Eyes of Laura Mars album.

Eyes of Laura Mars was a 1978 mystery-thriller film starring Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones and directed by Irvin Kershner. Jon Peters produced the film.  He was dating Barbra Streisand at the time, and encouraged her to record the movie's theme song.


“Prisoner” was written by Karen Lawrence and drummer John Desautels, part of a group called 1994. Lawrence used to be a member of another group called L.A. Jets. The Entertainment Company handled their musical publishing chores. Streisand, of course, worked with the Entertainment Company's Gary Klein on several of her albums. Klein's associate, Charles Koppelman played the song for Streisand and Peters and they liked it as a theme song for the movie. Karen Lawrence met Barbra Streisand during the big outdoor concert in Phoenix, Arizona where A Star is Born was filmed. “I thought Barbra would be able to do a great job on the song—she can sing full blast, flat out, but she's sensitive, too. Now that she's really doing it, it's just a mind blower. They even kept the little piano intro I wrote, which is very flattering.”


Eyes of Laura Mars: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released by Columbia Records as an LP.  It has never been released in CD-format.

Catalog Number: COLUMBIA RECORDS 35487

ABOUT THE ALBUM:

  • Original Release: July 1978
  • Produced by Gary Klein
  • Executive Producers: Jon Peters and Charles Koppelman
  • Music by Artie Kane
  • From the film starring Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones.
  • Story and screenplay by John Carpenter.
  • Love Theme from "Eyes of Laura Mars" (Prisoner) sung by Barbra Streisand.
  • Mark Iskowitz of The Barbra Streisand Music Guide wrote: “The side one ‘Prisoner’ track is actually identical to the single and Greatest Hits Volume 2 version. The side two reprise version does contain instrumentation from the film score at the beginning and during the first sections of the song, which is featured in its entirety. Track 3 opens with Barbra singing the first four lines from ‘Prisoner’ with a sparse, spooky film score backing.”

Tracks

Side One


  1. Love Theme From "Eyes Of Laura Mars" (Prisoner) (3:53)*
  2. Laura's Nightmare (2:06)
  3. Burn (4:16)
  4. Elaine (1:25)
  5. Laura & Neville (Instrumental) (2:33)
  6. Medley: (4:33)
  7. Native New Yorker
  8. (Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty
  9. Prisoner (Disco Instrumental)



Side Two


  1. Laura—Warehouse (1:11)
  2. Let's All Chant (4:05)
  3. Laura & Neville (Dialogue & Vocal)* (2:33)
  4. Lulu & Michelle (3:06)
  5. Love & Pity (4:10)
  6. Love Theme From "Eyes Of Laura Mars" (Prisoner)—Reprise * (3:56)


* Streisand vocals

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