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Barbara Streisand Born Barbara Joan Streisand April 24 1942 Brooklyn New York Is An Academy Award-Winning American Singer Theater And Film Actress Composer Film Producer And Director. She Has Won Oscars For Best Actress And Best Original Song As Well As Multiple Emmy Awards Grammy Awards Golden Globe Awards And An Honorary Tony Award. She Received The Prestigious Kennedy Center Honor On December 7 2008. She Is The Most Successful Female Recording Artist According To The Recording Industry Assoc. Of America RIAA . Barbra Streisand Has Recorded More Than 60 Albums Almost All With Columbia Records. Her Early Works In The 1960s Her Debut The Barbra Streisand Album Which Won Two Grammy Awards In 1963 Followed By The Second Barbra Streisand Album The Third Album My Name Is Barbra Etc. Are Considered Classic Renditions Of Theater And Nightclub Standards Including Her Version Of Happy Days Are Here Again. Beginning With My Name Is Barbra Her Albums Were Often Medley-Filled Keepsakes Of Her Television Specials. Starting In 1969 Streisand Tackled Contemporary Songwriters Like Many Talented Singers Of The Day She Found Herself A Fish Out Of Water In Attempts To Tackle Rock But Her Vocal Talents Prevailed And She Gained Newfound Success With The Pop And Ballad-Oriented Richard Perry-Produced Album Stoney End In 1971. The Title Track Written By Laura Nyro Was A Big Hit For Streisand. Streisand's 1980 Album Guilty Featured The Songwriting Production And Vocal Talents Of Barry Gibb And Was The Best-Selling Album Of Her Recording Career. During The 1970s She Was Also Highly Prominent In The Pop Charts With Number-One Records Like The Way We Were Evergreen No More Tears Enough Is Enough Her Duet With Donna Summer And Woman In Love Some Of These Came From Soundtracks Of Her Films. She Recently Took Part In Supporting Haiti In Singing "We Are The World 25th Anniversary. When The 1970s Ended Streisand Was Named The Most Successful Female Singer In The U.S. - Only Elvis Presley And The Beatles Having Sold More Albums. 1 1 In 1982 New York Times Music Critic Stephen Holden Wrote That Streisand Was "the Most Influential Mainstream American Pop Singer Since Frank Sinatra."
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"Woman In Love" Is A Song Performed By Barbra Streisand And Taken From Her 1980 Album Guilty. The Song Was Written By Barry And Robin Gibb Of The Bee Gees Who Received The 1980 Ivor Novello Award For Best Song Musically And Lyrically. 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 Number-One Position On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Streisand's Fifth And Last To Date Number One On This Chart. It Also Spent Five Weeks Atop The Adult Contemporary Chart Her Sixth Number One On That Tally. The Song Also Proved Very Popular Internationally Reaching Number One In Many Countries Including In The UK Singles Chart. The Song Sold More Than 2.5 Millions Till December 1981 According To Billboard. About Midway Through The Song Streisand Holds A Note For About 10 Seconds While Singing The Line I Stumble And Fall / But I Give You It All The Word "all" Is The One Held For That Duration . 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 Soloist In A Number-One Song. However This Was Corrected A Few Weeks Later As At The Time Lovely Day By Bill Withers All Out Of Love By Air Supply And Dim All The Lights By Donna Summer Had Longer Notes Held. Streisand Has Openly Stated That She Doesn't Like The Song Because She Doesn't Believe In The Meaning Of The Lyrics. She Has Rarely Performed The Song Live But She Did However Sing It On A Couple Of Dates On Her 2013 European Tour.
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Barbara Streisand Born Barbara Joan Streisand April 24 1942 Brooklyn New York Is An Academy Award-Winning American Singer Theater And Film Actress Composer Film Producer And Director. She Has Won Oscars For Best Actress And Best Original Song As Well As Multiple Emmy Awards Grammy Awards Golden Globe Awards And An Honorary Tony Award. She Received The Prestigious Kennedy Center Honor On December 7 2008. She Is The Most Successful Female Recording Artist According To The Recording Industry Assoc. Of America RIAA . Barbra Streisand Has Recorded More Than 60 Albums Almost All With Columbia Records. Her Early Works In The 1960s Her Debut The Barbra Streisand Album Which Won Two Grammy Awards In 1963 Followed By The Second Barbra Streisand Album The Third Album My Name Is Barbra Etc. Are Considered Classic Renditions Of Theater And Nightclub Standards Including Her Version Of Happy Days Are Here Again. Beginning With My Name Is Barbra Her Albums Were Often Medley-Filled Keepsakes Of Her Television Specials. Starting In 1969 Streisand Tackled Contemporary Songwriters Like Many Talented Singers Of The Day She Found Herself A Fish Out Of Water In Attempts To Tackle Rock But Her Vocal Talents Prevailed And She Gained Newfound Success With The Pop And Ballad-Oriented Richard Perry-Produced Album Stoney End In 1971. The Title Track Written By Laura Nyro Was A Big Hit For Streisand. Streisand's 1980 Album Guilty Featured The Songwriting Production And Vocal Talents Of Barry Gibb And Was The Best-Selling Album Of Her Recording Career. During The 1970s She Was Also Highly Prominent In The Pop Charts With Number-One Records Like The Way We Were Evergreen No More Tears Enough Is Enough Her Duet With Donna Summer And Woman In Love Some Of These Came From Soundtracks Of Her Films. She Recently Took Part In Supporting Haiti In Singing "We Are The World 25th Anniversary. When The 1970s Ended Streisand Was Named The Most Successful Female Singer In The U.S. - Only Elvis Presley And The Beatles Having Sold More Albums. 1 1 In 1982 New York Times Music Critic Stephen Holden Wrote That Streisand Was "the Most Influential Mainstream American Pop Singer Since Frank Sinatra."
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"Woman in Love" is a song performed by Barbra Streisand and taken from her 1980 album, Guilty. The song was written by Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, who received the 1980 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
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 number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Streisand's fifth (and last to date) number one on this chart. It also spent five weeks atop the adult contemporary chart, her sixth number one on that tally. The song also proved very popular internationally, reaching number one in many countries, including in the UK Singles Chart. The song sold more than 2.5 millions till December 1981, according to Billboard.
About midway through the song, Streisand holds a note for about 10 seconds while singing the line: I stumble and fall / But I give you it all (the word "all" is the one held for that duration). 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 soloist in a number-one song. However, this was corrected a few weeks later as at the time, Lovely Day by Bill Withers, All Out Of Love by Air Supply and Dim All The Lights by Donna Summer had longer notes held. Streisand has openly stated that she doesn't like the song because she doesn't believe in the meaning of the lyrics. She has rarely performed the song live but she did however sing it on a couple of dates on her 2013 European tour. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The Essential Barbra Streisand Is A Two-Disc Compilation Album Of Barbra Streisand Her First Career-Retrospective Released By Sony BMG As Part Of Their Essentials Series. Released In January 2002 And Drawing From Four Decades Of Her Work It Includes All But One Of Her Top-Ten Hits And Most Of Her Top-Forty Hits. The Album Was Particularly Well-Received As It Reviewed Most Of Her Career - Throughout Its 38 Songs There Are 26 Albums Represented. In Addition It Includes Two Previously Unreleased Songs - "Someday My Prince Will Come" And A Rendition Of "You'll Never Walk Alone". The Album Was A Big Hit. It Also Went Platinum In The UK And Australia. The Essential Is One The Best Selling Worldwide From Sony BMG's "The Essential" Collection With 2.5 Million Copies Sold Worldwide. Following The 2008 Number 1 Success Of The Album Love Is The Answer That Album Reached Number 78 In The UK 7 Years After Its Official Release.