Woman in love

Woman in love
Woman in love
Single by Barbie Streisand and Barry Gibb; from Guilty album
Side B	"Run Wild"
Released	August 16, 1980
Format	7 " , 12" , CD (reprint)
Recorded by	February 1980
Genre	Adult contemporary , soft rock
Duration	3:49 am
Producers	Barry Gibb, Albi Galyuten, Kari Richardson
Songwriters	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
Label	Columbia
Timeline of the Barbra Streisand Singles
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" Woman in Love " is a 1980 song by American singer Barbra Streisand . She was released as a single and included in her album Guilty (1980).

The songwriters are Barry and Robin Gibb from Bee Gees . For it they received the Ivor Novello Prize in the nomination “Best Song Musically and Lyrically” ^[1] .

This is the fourth of Barbra Streisand's four singles to become platinum in sales. Also, this song is considered the largest international hit of the singer ^[2] .

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia ( KMR )	one
Belgium / Flanders ( Ultratop 50 ) ^[3]	one
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) ^[4]	one
Canada ( RPM Top Singles )	one
Canada ( RPM Adult Contemporary) ^[5]	one
France ( SNEP )	one
Germany (Media Control Charts) ^[6]	one
Ireland ( Cairt Singil na hÉireann ) ^[7]	one
New Zealand ( New Zealand Music Chart )	2
Norway ( VG-lista ) ^[8]	one
South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) ^[9]	one
Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) ^[10]	one
Sweden ( Hitlistan ) ^[11]	one
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) ^[12]	one
Great Britain ( UK Singles Chart ) ^[13]	one
USA ( Billboard Hot 100 )	one
USA ( Billboard Adult Contemporary )	one
United States ( Cash Box Hot 100 ) ^[14]	one
Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia ( KMR ) ^[15]	one
Italy ( FIMI )	one

Annual Charts

Chart (1980)	Position
Australia ( KMR ) ^[16]	21
Canada ( RPM ) ^[17]	56
France ( SNEP )	one
Germany (Media Control Charts)	24
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) ^[18]	four
New Zealand ( New Zealand Music Chart ) ^[19]	35
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) ^[20]	12
Great Britain ( UK Singles Chart ) ^[21]	2
USA ( Billboard Hot 100 ) ^[22]	35
United States ( Cash Box Hot 100 ) ^[23]	9
Singapore (RIAS)	four
South Africa ( Springbok Radio )	2
Chart (1981)	Position
Canada ( RPM ) ^[24]	58

Sales and Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales
France ( SNEP ) ^[26]	Platinum	1,298,000 ^[25]
Germany ( BVMI ) ^[27]	Gold	250,000 ^{^}
Great Britain ( BPI ) ^[28]	Gold	500,000 ^{^}
United States ( RIAA ) ^[29]	Platinum	2,000,000 ^{^}
^{^ batch} data based on certification only

Notes

↑ Lister, David, Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion , The Independent , 28 May 1994
↑ Song artist 143 - Barbra Streisand
↑ " Ultratop.be - Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love" (nid.) . Ultratop 50 . Retrieved September 9, 2016.
↑ Top 40-lijst van week 42, 1980 (neopr.) . Top40.nl (October 18, 1980). Date of treatment October 17, 2016.
↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Neopr.) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca (November 8, 1981). Date of treatment July 14, 2018.
↑ INFINITY CHARTS: German Top 20 (neopr.) . Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.
↑ The Irish Charts - All there is to know (unopened) . Irishcharts.ie . Date of treatment October 17, 2016. Archived June 3, 2009.
↑ Steffen Hung. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (Neopr.) . Norwegiancharts.com . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.
↑ SA Charts 1965 – March 1989 (neopr.) . Date of appeal September 1, 2018.
↑ Fernando Salaverri. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. - 1st. - Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE, September 2005. - ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
↑ Steffen Hung. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (Neopr.) . Swedishcharts.com . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.
↑ Steffen Hung. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (Neopr.) . Swisscharts.com Date of treatment October 17, 2016.
↑ Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums . - 19th. - London: Guinness World Records Limited, 2006. - P. 208–9. - ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .
↑ Archived copy (unopened) . Date of treatment January 3, 2015. Archived March 4, 2016.
↑ Steffen Hung. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (Neopr.) . Austriancharts.at . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.
↑ Steffen Hung. Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) (neopr.) . Australian-charts.com . Date of treatment October 17, 2016. Archived on October 6, 2014.
↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (unopened) (link not available) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Date of treatment October 17, 2016. Archived April 25, 2016.
↑ Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980 (nid.) . Dutch Top 40 . Date of appeal April 25, 2014.
↑ Top Selling Singles of 1980 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart (Neopr.) . Nztop40.co.nz (December 31, 1980). Date of treatment October 17, 2016.
↑ Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1980 (German) . Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Date of treatment April 25, 2014. Archived July 29, 2010.
↑ UK Singles of the Year (Neopr.) (PDF). Record Mirror (December 27, 1980). Date of treatment October 17, 2016.
↑ "Pop Singles" Billboard December 20, 1980: TIA-10
↑ Archived copy (unopened) . Date of treatment July 22, 2015. Archived on April 14, 2012.
↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Neopr.) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.
↑ Les Singles de Platine (fr.) (Neopr.) ? . Infodisc.fr. Date of treatment April 13, 2012. Archived August 3, 2012. (inaccessible link)
↑ French single certifications - Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love (Fr.) . InfoDisc. Select BARBRA STREISAND and click OK .
↑ Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (Barbra Streisand; 'Woman in Love') (German) . Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Date of appeal April 13, 2012.
↑ British single certifications - Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love (neopr.) . British Phonographic Industry . Date accessed April 13, 2012. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Woman in Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
↑ American single certifications - Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love (Neopr.) . Recording Industry Association of America . Date accessed April 13, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Single , then click SEARCH .

Links

Lyrics for this song on MetroLyrics

[1] Lister, David, Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion , The Independent , 28 May 1994

[2] Song artist 143 - Barbra Streisand

[sc_Flanders_Barbra_Streisand-3] " Ultratop.be - Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love" (nid.) . Ultratop 50 . Retrieved September 9, 2016.

[4] Top 40-lijst van week 42, 1980 (neopr.) . Top40.nl (October 18, 1980). Date of treatment October 17, 2016.

[5] Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Neopr.) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca (November 8, 1981). Date of treatment July 14, 2018.

[6] INFINITY CHARTS: German Top 20 (neopr.) . Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.

[irish-7] The Irish Charts - All there is to know (unopened) . Irishcharts.ie . Date of treatment October 17, 2016. Archived June 3, 2009.

[8] Steffen Hung. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (Neopr.) . Norwegiancharts.com . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.

[9] SA Charts 1965 – March 1989 (neopr.) . Date of appeal September 1, 2018.

[10] Fernando Salaverri. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. - 1st. - Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE, September 2005. - ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .

[11] Steffen Hung. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (Neopr.) . Swedishcharts.com . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.

[12] Steffen Hung. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (Neopr.) . Swisscharts.com Date of treatment October 17, 2016.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-13] Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums . - 19th. - London: Guinness World Records Limited, 2006. - P. 208–9. - ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .

[14] Archived copy (unopened) . Date of treatment January 3, 2015. Archived March 4, 2016.

[15] Steffen Hung. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (Neopr.) . Austriancharts.at . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.

[16] Steffen Hung. Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) (neopr.) . Australian-charts.com . Date of treatment October 17, 2016. Archived on October 6, 2014.

[17] Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (unopened) (link not available) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Date of treatment October 17, 2016. Archived April 25, 2016.

[18] Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980 (nid.) . Dutch Top 40 . Date of appeal April 25, 2014.

[19] Top Selling Singles of 1980 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart (Neopr.) . Nztop40.co.nz (December 31, 1980). Date of treatment October 17, 2016.

[20] Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1980 (German) . Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Date of treatment April 25, 2014. Archived July 29, 2010.

[21] UK Singles of the Year (Neopr.) (PDF). Record Mirror (December 27, 1980). Date of treatment October 17, 2016.

[22] "Pop Singles" Billboard December 20, 1980: TIA-10

[23] Archived copy (unopened) . Date of treatment July 22, 2015. Archived on April 14, 2012.

[24] Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Neopr.) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Date of treatment October 17, 2016.

[25] Les Singles de Platine (fr.) (Neopr.) ? . Infodisc.fr. Date of treatment April 13, 2012. Archived August 3, 2012. (inaccessible link)

[FranceBarbra_StreisandWoman_in_LovesingleCertRef-26] French single certifications - Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love (Fr.) . InfoDisc. Select BARBRA STREISAND and click OK .

[GermanyBarbra_StreisandWoman_in_LovesingleCertRef-27] Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (Barbra Streisand; 'Woman in Love') (German) . Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Date of appeal April 13, 2012.

[United_KingdomBarbra_StreisandWoman_in_LovesingleCertRef-28] British single certifications - Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love (neopr.) . British Phonographic Industry . Date accessed April 13, 2012. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Woman in Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesBarbra_StreisandWoman_in_LovesingleCertRef-29] American single certifications - Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love (Neopr.) . Recording Industry Association of America . Date accessed April 13, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Single , then click SEARCH .