The power ballad was part of the soundtrack of Streisand's 1996 self-directed movie The Mirror Has Two Faces and was nominated for an Oscar.

One contains a rare Spanish-language version of her 1976 song "Evergreen", as well as Adams' previous single "Let's Make a Night to Remember".

[4] Upon Hamlisch's death, Adams tweeted "We co-wrote the Oscar- nominated song, 'I Finally Found Someone' (a No.

As a result, Streisand offered to resume her role, but Oscar producers had already asked Céline Dion to do it instead.

Streisand had been told that Dion had already started rehearsing the song along with "Because You Loved Me," which she was also set to perform.

[18] The pair met during a commercial of the show, wherein Streisand invited her to sing a duet,[19][20] a project that ultimately became "Tell Him,"[21] which gave her a second Grammy nomination in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category for the 1998 ceremony alongside its inspiration "I Finally Found Someone.

"[22][23][24][25] Larry Flick from Billboard viewed "I Finally Found Someone" as "a lovely ballad that is rife with all of the delicious melodrama that one would expect from the legendary singer."

[29] A reviewer from Music Week rated it three out of five, stating that "Streisand is in fine voice for this duet", adding that it is "guaranteed to soar high in the post-Christmas chart.

"[30] Star Tribune's reviewer thought it was "stagily romantic", in which Adams is "full of purring sweet talk but doesn't really throw any sparks".

[33] Arion Berger from The Washington Post wrote the Adams "speak-sings his way through" the song while Streisand is unrestrained.