"
Woman in Love" is a popular 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.
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 the United Kingdom.
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
.
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.
Music video
The music video for the song was taken from various movies.
Track listing
| Side |
Title |
Length |
| A |
"Woman in Love" |
3:48 |
| B |
"Run Wild" |
4:05 |
Charts and sales
|
|
Year-end charts
| Australia |
21 |
| France |
1 |
| Germany |
24 |
| United Kingdom |
2 |
| United States |
5 |
| South Africa |
2 |
| Singapore |
4 |
Sales and certifications
|
Personnel
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