Flim Flam Man (song)

"Flim Flam Man"
Single by Barbra Streisand
from the album Stoney End
B-side	"Maybe"
Released	May 1971
Recorded	1970
Genre	Pop, Easy Listening
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Laura Nyro
Producer(s)	Richard Perry
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"Time and Love" (1971) "Flim Flam Man" (1971) "Where You Lead" (1971)

"Flim Flam Man" is a song written by Laura Nyro for the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man. It was first recorded and released by Nyro in February 1967 on her debut album More Than a New Discovery.

Barbra Streisand recording

The best-known version of the song was a hit for Barbra Streisand in 1971 (as "Hands Off The Man (Flim Flam Man)"). It was the final single of three releases from her Stoney End LP. The song was suggested to Streisand by record producer Richard Perry.

The song reached number 82 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971. It also reached number seven on the US Easy Listening chart.^[1] In Canada it peaked at number 62 (and #17 Adult Contemporary).

Chart performance

Chart (1970–71)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles[2]	62
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[3]	17
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	82
US Billboard Easy Listening[5]	7
US Cash Box Top 100	69

Other versions

"Flim Flam Man" has also been recorded by Peggy Lipton (1968), Robin Wilson (1971), Don Lane (1973), Janice Hoyte (1974) and Grace Cosgrove (2012).^[6]

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 232.
2. "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 5, 1971" (PDF).
3. "RPM MOR Playlist - June 5, 1971" (PDF).
4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
5. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 232.
6. Second Hand Songs: Hands off the Man (Flim Flam Man) by Barbra Streisand

External links

• Barbra Streisand - Flim Flam Man on YouTube