" How Lucky Can You Get " was released as the soundtrack 's only commercial single in April 1975 . It peaked on the Adult Contemporary charts in both the United States and Canada , peaking at numbers 27 and 19 , respectively . The songwriting , by Ebb and Kander , was widely praised by music critics ; at the 48th Academy Awards , the single was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to Keith Carradine 's " I 'm Easy " from the 1975 film '' Nashville '' . " How Lucky Can You Get " also lost to " I 'm Easy " when nominated for Best Original Song at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards
48th Academy Awards
48th Academy Awards
Funny Lady (soundtrack)