 The first evident "outside" cover was by Barbra Streisand who recorded the song on 24 September 1969 in the first session for her intended album "The Singer", with the track having a single release 26 October 1969.After two later sessions - in respectively March and April 1970 - Streisand had recorded a total of eight tracks toward "The Singer", only to have Clive Davis shelve the project in favor of an album which was soft rock rather than easy listening, with Streisand cutting the first tracks for what would be her 1971 album release "Stoney End" on 29 July 1970.