It was released by Columbia Records on July 1, 1970 and features singing by Barbra Streisand and Yves Montand, in addition to choral arrangements and live orchestration.

[1] The songs were recorded by Streisand and co-star Yves Montand on-set at Samuel Goldwyn Studios in West Hollywood, California in early 1970.

Distributed to the radio stations for airplay, the 7" release featured the reprise version of the song as both the A-side and B-side.

[9] AllMusic's William Ruhlmann was more critical of the collection, writing: "The film was considered to be a low point in the career of Barbra Streisand, and the soundtrack is not much better.

"[7] Although he awarded the album two out of five stars and complimented Streisand's strong vocals, Ruhlmann criticized the decision to include most of Montand's contributions: "[he] gets a lot of space on the record, making this almost a complete waste.

"[7] At the time of its release, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever became Streisand's lowest-charting effort on the Billboard 200 in the United States, whereas for Montand, it served as his highest and only entry.