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"Woman in Love" is a popular 1980 song performed by Barbra Streisand and taken from her album, Guilty. The song was written by Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees
After the success enjoyed by the Bee Gees in the late 1970s, the band was asked to participate in musical endeavors for other artists, and Streisand asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her. This album ultimately became Guilty; "Woman in Love", as the lead single, became one of the most successful songs of Streisand's music career.
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"Woman in Love" is a popular 1980 song performed by Barbra Streisand and taken from her album, Guilty. The song was written by Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees
After the success enjoyed by the Bee Gees in the late 1970s, the band was asked to participate in musical endeavors for other artists, and Streisand asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her. This album ultimately became Guilty; "Woman in Love", as the lead single, became one of the most successful songs of Streisand's music career. It spent a total of three weeks at the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Streisand's fifth (and last, so far) #1 on this chart. The others were: "The Way We Were" (1974); "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born, 1977); "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (duet with Neil Diamond, 1978); and "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" (duet with Donna Summer, 1979). It also spent five weeks atop the adult contemporary chart, her sixth #1 from that tally. Overseas, the song also proved very popular, reaching #1 in many countries, including the United Kingdom.
About midway through the song, Streisand holds a note for over ten seconds while singing the line: I stumble and fall / But I give you it all (the word "all" is the note held for this duration of time). During the chart run of "Woman In Love", Casey Kasem claimed in an edition of the radio program American Top 40 that this was the longest unaltered note held by a singer in a #1 song; however, it is unknown what basis Kasem had for making this claim.
(Bill Withers' 1977 recording of 'A lovely day' contained a note held for 18.5 seconds, beating Barbara by a considerable margin, but this song only reached # 30 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, therefore was not a #1).
Track listing
| Side | Title | Length |
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| A | "Woman in Love" | 3:48 | | B | "Run Wild" | 4:05 |
Charts
| Chart | Date | Position |
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| United States | October 1980 | 1 | | United States Adult Contemporary | October 1980 | 1 | | Canada | October 1980 | 1 | | United Kingdom | October 25, 1980 | 1 | | The Netherlands | October 18, 1980 | 1 | | Australia (Kent Report) | November 15, 1980 | 1 | | Austria | January 1, 1981 | 1 | | Switzerland | November 16, 1980 | 1 | | Norway | November 1980 | 1 | | Sweden | November 28, 1980 | 1 | | Ireland | October 10, 1980 | 1 | | Germany | December 1980 | 1 | | ARC Weekly Top 40 | October 18, 1980 | 1 | | Spain | December 1980 | 1 | | Italy | January 1981 | 1 | | France | January 1981 | 1 | | South Africa | November 1980 | 1 |
Year End Charts
| Country | Position |
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| France | 1 | | United Kingdom | 2 | | South Africa | 2 | | ARC Weekly Top 40 | 4 | | Australia | 21 | | Germany | 24 | | United States | 35 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales |
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| France | Diamond | 1,300,000 | | United Kingdom | Gold | 780,000 | | Germany | Gold | 500,000 | | United States | Platinum | 2,000,000 |
Personnel
| Barbra Streisand | Lead vocals | | Barry Gibb | Lead vocals, guitar, arrangement | | Richard Tee | Keyboards, piano | | Harold Cowart | Bassguitar | | Steve Gadd | Drums | | Joe Lala | Percussion | | Denise Maynelli | Background vocals | | Myrna Mathews | Background vocals | | Marti McCall | Background vocals | | Pete Carr | Guitar |
Cover versions
The Bee Gees sang the song on their last joint appearance on Live by Request. On February 13, 2006 Liz McClarnon, from Atomic Kitten, released a cover of "Woman in Love" as her first solo single. The track was produced by Robin Gibb who co-authored the song. Before this, Dana International , and a Taiwanese group, S.H.E. had covered this song. The single peaked at #5 in the UK Top 40. The single sold 150,000 copies in the United Kingdom alone.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| CD 1 |
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| 1. | "Woman in Love" | 3:39 | | 2. | "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" | 2:59 | | CD 2 |
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| 1. | "Woman in Love" | 3:39 | | 2. | "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" | 2:59 | | 3. | "Someone like Me" (original demo) | 2:02 | | 4. | "Woman in Love" (Dancing DJs remix) | 8:46 | | 5. | "Woman in Love" video | 3:39 |
Charts
| Chart | Data | Peak position |
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| United Kingdom | February 19, 2006 | 5 | | Australia | 2006 | 77 | | Ireland | February 16, 2006 | 21 | | Spain | October 22, 2006 | 16 |
CoCo Lee
Woman in Love was also covered by CoCo Lee in 1995.
Young Divas
The Australian group, Young Divas, also covered this song on their debut album in 2006.
The Bluetones
British band The Bluetones also covered this song on their B-side of 2002 single "After Hours". It was also included on the band's 2006 compilation A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95 - 03.
Anna Vissi
The famous Greek diva Anna Vissi recorded a Greek version of the song for her album "?a?" ("Yes") in 1980.
Mireille Mathieu
A famous French singer Mireille Mathieu recorded a French Version ("Une Femme Amoureuse") of the song in 1981.
Filippa Giordano
In 2006, the Italian singer Filippa Giordano released in Mexico her album "Primadonna", including 2 Spanish tracks, one of them a cover of "Woman in Love" called "Me he enamorado de ti". The song was used in Mexico for the opening of the Mexican telenovela "Cuando Seas Mia".
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