Woman in Love

Not to be confused with A Woman in Love or Women in Love.

"Woman in Love"
Single by Barbra Streisand
from the album Guilty
B-side	"Run Wild"
Released	August 16, 1980
Format	Vinyl record (7")
Recorded	February 1980 (Middle Ear, Miami Beach)
Genre	Adult contemporary, soft rock
Length	3:49
Label	Columbia
Producer	Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"Kiss Me in the Rain" (1980) "Woman in Love" (1980) "Guilty" (1980)

"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^{[citation needed]}, though it would be later surpassed by Whitney Houston in her smash single "I Will Always Love You".

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

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	1
Dutch Top 40	1
French Singles Chart	1
German Singles Chart	1
Irish Singles Chart	1
New Zealand Singles Chart	2
Norway	1
Swedish Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	1
US Billboard Hot 100	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	1
Chart (1981)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	1
Italian Singles Chart	1

Year-end charts

Country	Position
Australia	21
France	1
Germany	24
United Kingdom	2
United States	35
South Africa	2
Singapore	4

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales
France	Diamond	1,900,000
United Kingdom	2x Platinum	780,000
Germany	Gold	500,000
United States	2x Platinum	2,700,000
Worldwide		11,880,000

Personnel

Barbra Streisand	Lead vocals
Barry Gibb	acoustic guitar, arrangement
Richard Tee	Keyboards, electric piano
Harold Cowart	Bass guitar
Steve Gadd	Drums
Joe Lala	Shaker
Denise Maynelli	Background vocals
Myrna Mathews	Background vocals
Marti McCall	Background vocals
Pete Carr	Guitar
Jerry Peel	French horn

Cover versions

Adriano Celentano's 1977 Disco Dance album "A Woman In Love & Rock Around the Clock" combination recording in english. The Greek singer Anna Vissi recorded a Greek version of the song for her album Ναι ("Yes") in 1980. Legendary French singer Mireille Mathieu recorded a French version ("Une Femme Amoureuse") in 1981. Danish songstress Gitte Hænning recorded a German version titled "Die Frau, die dich liebt". Eleni Tzoka, a Polish singer of Greek descent, recorded a Polish cover of the song titled "Zrobię ten błąd" (I'll Make that Mistake). The lyrical idea is completely different from the original version. Turkish pop star Nilüfer recorded a Turkish version of the song called "Ben Seni Seven Kadin"(I am the woman who loves you) in 1981. In 1982 the Hungarian singer Kati Kovács sang it in English on Top 12 album.

Jamaican singer Echo Minott did a 1982 version called 'Man In Love' which provided the rhythm for Dillinger's 'Five Man Army', and for the Massive Attack song of the same name.

"Woman in Love" was covered by CoCo Lee in 1995, Dana International in 1999, and Young Divas in 2006.

British band, The Bluetones, covered the song on the B-side of their 2002 single, "After Hours". It was included on the band's 2006 compilation A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95 - 03.

In 2006, the Italian singer Filippa Giordano recorded a Spanish version of "Women in Love" called "Me he enamorado de ti". It was released in Mexico on her album, Primadonna, and was used for the opening of the Mexican telenovela, Cuando Seas Mia.

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. McClarnon's version peaked at number five in the UK Top 40.

In 2011, the famous Moroccan singer Sofia Marikh recorded an Arabic version of the song تهواك Tahwak (she adores you).

See also

• List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
• List of RPM number-one singles of 1980
• List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1980
• List of European number-one hits of 1980
• List of number-one hits of 1980 (France)
• List of number-one hits of 1980 (Germany)
• List of number-one singles of 1980 (Ireland)

• List of number-one hits in Norway
• List of number-one hits (Sweden)
• List of number-one hits of 1980 (Switzerland)
• List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1980 (U.S.)
• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1980 (U.S.)

External links

• Official site
• Promotional website for Liz McClarnon cover