Emotion (Barbra Streisand album)

Emotion is the twenty-third studio album of Pop singer Barbra Streisand issued in October 1984 by Columbia Records.[3] Emotion has been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA and Gold in the UK by the BPI.[4][5]

Emotion
Studio album by
Barbra Streisand
ReleasedOctober 9, 1984 (1984-10-09)
RecordedMay 17 - June 24, 1984[1]
StudioStudio 55, Los Angeles; Record One, Los Angeles; Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles; Evergreen Studios, Burbank; The Complex, Los Angeles; Soundcastle, Los Angeles; Capitol Studios, Los Angeles; The Village Recorder, Los Angeles; The Power Station, New York City; House of Music, West Orange, NJ; Bill Schnee Studios, Hollywood; Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles
GenrePop
Length46:12
LabelColumbia
ProducerMaurice White, Barbra Streisand, Albhy Galuten, Jim Steinman, Kim Carnes and Richard Perry
Barbra Streisand chronology
Yentl
(1983)		 Emotion
(1984)		 The Broadway Album
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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 got to Nos. 19 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Emotion"Peter Bliss4:58
2."Make No Mistake, He's Mine" (with Kim Carnes)Carnes4:10
3."Time Machine"Maurice White, Martin George Page, Brian Fairweather4:56
4."Best I Could"Bobby Whiteside, Richard Parker4:21
5."Left in the Dark"Jim Steinman7:13
6."Heart Don't Change My Mind"Diane Warren, Robbie Buchanan4:56
7."When I Dream"Kathy Wakefield, Richard Baskin4:31
8."You're a Step in the Right Direction"Barbra Streisand, John Mellencamp3:54
9."Clear Sailing"Peter McIan, Anne Black Montgomery3:56
10."Here We Are at Last"Streisand, Richard Baskin3:19

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

Charts

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 50,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[20] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
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  2. Ruhlmann, William. "Barbra Streisand: Emotion". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  3. Barbra Streisand: Emotion. Columbia Records. October 1984.
  4. "Barbra Streisand: Emotion". riaa.com. RIAA.
  5. "Barbara Streisand: Emotion". bpi.co.uk.
  6. Nuts – Original Score from the Motion Picture (Liner notes). Barbra Streisand (Cassette release ed.). Columbia. 1987. 4CT 40876.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "Barbra Streisand". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
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  17. "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1984". Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
  18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
  19. "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Music Canada.
  20. "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.
  21. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
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