^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, 500 nr.1 hits uit de Top 40, 9023009444 (Book in Dutch). ^ "Song artist 143 - Barbra Streisand". 
^ Lister, David, Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion, The Independent,. Albhy Galuten – synthesizer, drum machine. And it was due to this demo that Barry Gibb became the first male artist to sing the song, though it was originally recorded for Streisand alone in order for her to sing the song for her album. This composition by the Gibb brothers Barry and Robin would become the album's very successful first single. " Woman in Love" is the first demo Barry Gibb recorded for Barbra Streisand's album Guilty. McClarnon would go on to record another song entitled "Lately", but the track was not released as a single.Īustralian and New Zealand maxi-single īarry Gibb version "Woman in Love" Elsewhere, "Woman in Love" reached number 21 in Ireland and became a minor hit in Australia, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The double A-side peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart on February 19, 2006, staying in the top 100 for six weeks. In the United Kingdom, the song was released as a double A-side with a cover of Jackie Wilson's 1968 hit " I Get the Sweetest Feeling". Produced by original songwriter Robin Gibb-whom McClarnon accompanied on his 2005 tour-the cover was released in February 2006 as McClarnon's debut solo single. Liz McClarnon version "Woman in Love"Ītomic Kitten member Liz McClarnon covered "Woman in Love" after the band's split in 2005. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. The song sold more than 2.5 million till December 1981, according to Billboard. The song also proved very popular internationally, reaching number one in many countries, including in the UK Singles Chart. It also spent five weeks atop the adult contemporary chart, her sixth number one on that tally. It replaced Queen's big-selling hit " Another One Bites the Dust", spent three weeks at number one, and was itself replaced by " Lady" by country singer Kenny Rogers. 
It reached the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Streisand's fifth (and last to date) number one hit on that chart. "Woman in Love", as the lead single, became one of the most successful songs of Streisand's music career. Īfter 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. It is her fourth of four Platinum records, and is considered her greatest international hit. 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. " Woman in Love" is a song performed by Barbra Streisand and taken from her 1980 album, Guilty. Not to be confused with A Woman in Love, Woman in Love (It's Not Me), or Women in Love.
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