BARBRA STREISAND - WOMAN IN LOVE

WOMEN IN LOVE

BARBRA STREISAND

SONGWRITERS: BARRY GIBB & ROBIN HUGH GIBB

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

WHERE: AMSTERDAN 2013

ALBUM: Guilty

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1980

"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. It is her fourth of four Platinum records, and is considered her greatest international hit.

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 reached the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Streisand's fifth (and last to date) number one hit on that chart. It notably replaced Queen's mega smash hit "Another One Bites the Dust", spent three weeks at number one, and was itself replaced by "Lady" by country singer Kenny Rogers. 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. The lyrics refer to Streisand's eternal devotion to her lover. No matter the obstacles they face, they will always be in love with one another.

Streisand has openly stated that she doesn't like "Woman In Love" because she doesn't believe in the meaning of the lyrics. She has rarely performed the song live; she did, however, sing it on a couple of dates on her 2013 European tour and the Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic.

Life is a moment in space

When the dream is gone

It's a lonelier place

I kiss the morning goodbye

But down inside, you know we never know why

The road is narrow and long

When eyes meet eyes

And the feeling is strong

I turn away from the wall

I stumble and fall

But I give you it all

I am a woman in love

And I'd do anything

To get you into my world

And hold you within

It's a right I defend

Over and over again

What do I do

With you eternally mine

In love there is no measure of time

We planned it all at the start

But you and I live in each other's heart

We may be oceans away

You'll feel my love

I hear what you say

No truth is ever a lie

I stumble and fall

But I give you it all

I am a woman in love

And I'd do anything

To get you into my world

And hold you within

It's a right I defend

Over and over again

What do I do

I am a woman in love

And I'm talking to you

You know I know how you feel

What a woman can do

It's a right I defend

Over and over again

I am a woman in love

And I'd do anything

To get you into my world

And hold you within

It's a right I defend

Over and over again