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A look inside the process of #RainbowConnection, as seen in the #ReleaseMe2 liner notes, written by Barbra’s longtime A&R Jay Landers:

"When songwriters Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher were asked by Jim Henson to write songs for the 1979 motion picture, The Muppet Movie, they- Image
-took inspiration from the animated Disney classic, Pinocchio. Williams recalled being profoundly touched by Jiminy Cricket’s warmhearted performance of “When You Wish Upon A Star” and wanted to write a song that evoked a similar feeling. -
That same year, Barbra was recording her Wet album, a collection of songs with water themes – visiting Niagara Falls, splish-splashing in the tub, kissing in the rain, and shedding no more tears. “Rainbow Connection” would have been a natural fit, except the production and-
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