“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 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 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 does not 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.
Woman in Love (1980)
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
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