Emotion File:Barbra Streisand - Emotion.jpg Released October 9, 1984 (1984-10-09 ) Recorded May 17 - June 24, 1984[1] Studio Studio 55, Los Angeles Record One , Los AngelesOcean Way , Los AngelesEvergreen, Burbank The Complex, Los Angeles Soundcastle, Los Angeles Capitol , Los AngelesThe Village , Los AngelesPower Station , New YorkHouse of Music, West Orange, NJ Bill Schnee, Hollywood; Rumbo , Los Angeles Genre Pop Length 46 :12 Label Columbia Producer Maurice White , Barbra Streisand , Albhy Galuten , Jim Steinman , Kim Carnes and Richard Perry
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2]
Emotion is the twenty-third studio album of pop singer Barbra Streisand , issued in October 1984 by Columbia Records .[3] The album has been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA and Gold in the UK by the BPI .[4] [5]
Overview
This album was recorded in eleven studios in Los Angeles and two in New York with a multitude of producers and composers. Produced by Jim Steinman , "Left in the Dark " was the lead single peaking at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 . "Make No Mistake, He's Mine ", a duet with Kim Carnes , was the album's second single and charted at #8 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #51 on the Billboard Hot 100. The final single "Emotion", featuring the Pointer Sisters on background vocals, was also released as extended 12" remix.
An instrumental version of "Here We Are At Last" appeared on the soundtrack of the 1987 feature film Nuts .[2] [6]
The video for "Left in the Dark" reunited Streisand with Kris Kristofferson , her co-star from A Star Is Born . The video to the album's title track "Emotion", which received some airplay on MTV , featured cameos from The Who 's Roger Daltrey and Mikhail Baryshnikov .
The album peaked at #19 on the US Billboard 200 and #15 on the UK Pop Album chart.[7] Emotion has also been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA and Gold in the UK by the BPI .[4] [5]
Track listing
Unreleased songs
"When the Lovin' Goes Out of the Lovin'"
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing" (this song was later re-recorded and included on The Movie Album ).
Personnel
Barbra Streisand – vocals
Roy Bittan – piano
Abraham Laboriel , Lee Sklar , Neil Stubenhaus , Nathan East , Steve Buslowe, Bob Lizik – bass guitar
Peter Bliss – programming, guitar
Bill Cuomo – piano, synthesizer
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, synthesizer, programming
Randy Waldman, Michel Colombier – synthesizer
James Newton Howard – keyboards
Steve Mitchell – synthesizer, Hammond B-3
Albhy Galuten – synthesizer, keyboards
Gary Mallaber, Max Weinberg , Tom Radke, Russ Kunkel , Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Ed Tossing – piano, Fender Rhodes
Paulinho Da Costa , Joe Porcaro , Jimmy Maelen , Steve Forman – percussion
Gary Chang – additional synthesizer, programming
Paul Jackson Jr. , Don Felder, Steve Lukather , Rick Derringer, Dann Huff , Craig Hull, George Doering, Bruce Gaitsch – guitar
Ray Kelley – cello
Lon Price, Jerry Peterson, John Phillips - saxophone
Maurice White , Maxine Willard Waters, Clydene Jackson, Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2020-07-04 .{{cite web }}
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^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Barbra Streisand: Emotion" . allmusic.com . Allmusic .
^ Barbra Streisand: Emotion . Columbia Records . October 1984.
^ a b c "Barbra Streisand: Emotion" . riaa.com . RIAA .
^ a b c "Barbra Streisand: Emotion" . bpi.co.uk .
^ Nuts – Original Score from the Motion Picture (Liner notes). Barbra Streisand (Cassette release ed.). Columbia. 1987. 4CT 40876.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Barbra Streisand" . officialcharts.com . Official Charts .
^ "Austriancharts.at – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1984" . Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. . Cash Box magazine .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" . Music Canada .
^ "Dutch album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Enter Emotion in the "Artiest of titel" box.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Emoticon" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved March 1, 2016 .
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