Emotion (Barbra Streisand album)

Emotion
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released October 9, 1984 (1984-10-09)
Recorded Los Angeles, California and New York City in 1984
Genre Pop
Length 46:12
Label Columbia
Producer Richard Perry, Maurice White, Jim Steinman, Albhy Galuten, Kim Carnes
Barbra Streisand chronology
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(1983)		 Emotion
(1984)		 The Broadway Album
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AllMusic[1]

Emotion is the twenty-third studio album released by Barbra Streisand. It was released on October 9, 1984 and went platinum in the United States on December 18 the same year.[2]

This album was recorded in eleven L.A. and two N.Y. studios with a multitude of producers and writers. The title track, the third single released from the album, is an upbeat number with The Pointer Sisters on background vocals. This song was also released as a 12" single, remixed by Jellybean Benitez, popular for his work with Madonna. "Make No Mistake, He's Mine", the second single released from the album, is a duet with Kim Carnes with lush cello and piano sounds. Produced by Jim Steinman, "Left in the Dark", the first single released from the album, clocks in at over seven minutes and features Roy Bittan on piano and Max Weinberg on drums. Another ballad is "Heart Don't Change My Mind," written by Diane Warren. "You're a Step in the Right Direction", with lyrics by Streisand and music by John Mellencamp, is a fast, rocking tune. The album concludes with "Here We Are at Last", originally written to be the ending theme for the 1978 American romantic comedy film The Main Event. An instrumental version of this song would later be used on the soundtrack to the 1987 drama Nuts.

The album was promoted by a music video of the title track "Emotion", starring Streisand, The Who's Roger Daltrey and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

The album peaked at number 19 on the US chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. According to the liner notes of Barbra's retrospective box set: Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in Holland.[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Emotion"  Peter Bliss 4:58
2. "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" (with Kim Carnes)Carnes 4:10
3. "Time Machine"  Maurice White, Martin George Page, Brian Fairweather 4:56
4. "Best I Could"  Bobby Whiteside, Richard Parker 4:21
5. "Left in the Dark"  Jim Steinman 7:13
6. "Heart Don't Change My Mind"  Diane Warren, Robbie Buchanan 4:56
7. "When I Dream"  Kathy Wakefield, Richard Baskin 4:31
8. "You're a Step in the Right Direction"  Streisand, John Mellencamp 3:54
9. "Clear Sailing"  Peter McIan, Anne Black Montgomery 3:56
10. "Here We Are at Last"  Streisand, Richard Baskin 3:19

Unreleased songs

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 13
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 15
US Billboard 200[12] 19

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ William Ruhlmann (2007-03-26). "AllMusic Review:Barbra Streisand-Emotion". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  2. ↑ Billboard Magazine (2007-03-26). "Billboard Magazine: Barbra Streisand discography". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  3. ↑ Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Barbra Streisand – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Barbra Streisand. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  14. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Music Canada.
  15. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Emotion in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  17. ↑ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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