Woman in Love - wikipedia Woman in Love Not to be confused with A Woman in Love, Woman in Love ( It 's Not Me ), or Women in Love. `` Woman in Love '' Single by Barbra Streisand from the album Guilty B - side `` Run Wild '' Released August 16, 1980 Format Vinyl record ( 7 `` ), 12 '', CD ( reissue ) Recorded February 1980 ( Middle Ear, Miami Beach ) Genre Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock Length 3 : 49 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb Producer ( s ) Gibb - Galuten - Richardson Barbra Streisand singles chronology `` Kiss Me in the Rain '' ( 1980 ) `` Woman in Love '' ( 1980 ) `` Guilty '' ( 1980 ) `` Kiss Me in the Rain '' ( 1980 ) `` Woman in Love '' ( 1980 ) `` Guilty '' ( 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 does n't like `` Woman in Love '' because she does n'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. Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listing 3 Charts and sales 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 3.3 Sales and certifications 4 Personnel 5 Barry Gibb 's version 5.1 Personnel 6 Other versions 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Music video The music video for the song included clips from A Star Is Born, starring Streisand and Kris Kristofferson and other movies she made in the 1970s. Track listing Side Title Length `` Woman in Love '' 3 : 48 `` Run Wild '' 4 : 05 Charts and sales Weekly charts Chart ( 1980 ) Peak position Australian KMR Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Dutch Top 40 Canadian RPM Top Singles French Singles Chart West German Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart Netherlands New Zealand Singles Chart Norway Spanish Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart UK Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Cash Box Hot 100 Chart ( 1981 ) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart Italian Singles Chart Year - end charts Chart ( 1980 ) Position Australia 21 Canada 56 France West Germany 24 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) New Zealand 35 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 12 United Kingdom U.S. ( Billboard Hot 100 ) 35 U.S. ( Cash Box ) 9 Singapore South Africa Chart ( 1981 ) Position Canada 58 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales France ( SNEP ) Platinum 1,298,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Gold 250,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 500,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 2,000,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Personnel Barbra Streisand Lead vocals Barry Gibb acoustic guitar, arrangement Pete Carr Lead Guitar Richard Tee Keyboards, electric piano Harold Cowart Bass guitar Steve Gadd Drums Joe Lala Shaker Denise Maynelli Background vocals Myrna Mathews Background vocals Marti McCall Background vocals Jerry Peel French horn Barry Gibb 's version `` Woman in Love '' Song by Barry Gibb from the album The Guilty Demos Released November 2006 Format Digital download Recorded October 1979 Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida Genre R&B Length 3 : 53 Label iTunes Songwriter ( s ) Barry & Robin Gibb Producer ( s ) Barry Gibb The Guilty Demos track listing `` Guilty '' ( 1 ) `` Woman in Love '' ( 2 ) `` Run Wild '' ( 3 ) `` Woman in Love '' is the first demo Barry Gibb recorded for Barbra Streisand 's album Guilty. This composition by the Gibb brothers Barry and Robin would become the album 's very successful first single. And it was due to this demo that Barry Gibb became the first male artist to sing the song, though it was originally recorded for Streisand alone in order for her to sing the song for her album. Personnel Barry Gibb - vocals, guitar Blue Weaver - keyboard Albhy Galuten - synthesizer, drum machine Other versions The Bulgarian singer Lili Ivanova recorded an original English version especially for a show program that aired on Channel One of Central Television in USSR in 1980. Also russian version of this song was recorded by soviet band `` Здравствуй, песня ! '' ( `` Zdravstviy, pesnya ! '' - `` Hello, song ! '' ) in 1982 by the name `` Просто я такая женщина '' ( `` Prosto ya takaya zhenshchina '' - `` I 'm just such a woman '' ). The Greek singer Anna Vissi recorded a Greek version of the song `` Το Ξέρω Θα ' Ρθεις Ξανά '' ( `` To Xéro Tha ' Rtheis Xaná '' ) for her album Ναι ( `` Yes '' ) in 1980. Legendary French singer Mireille Mathieu recorded a French version ( `` Une Femme Amoureuse '' ) in 1980. Danish songstress Gitte Hænning recorded a German version titled `` Die Frau, die dich liebt ''. Eleni Tzoka, a Polish singer of Greek descent, recorded a Polish cover of the song titled `` Zrobię ten błąd '' ( I 'll Make that Mistake ). The lyrical idea is completely different from the original version. Turkish pop star Nilüfer recorded a Turkish version of the song called `` Ben Seni Seven Kadin '' ( I am the woman who loves you ) in 1981. In 1982 the Hungarian singer Kati Kovács sang it in English on Top 12 album. Czech singer Helena Vondráčková made minor hit in 1980 with her cover `` To je štěstí ( This Is Happiness ) '' Slovenian singer Ditka Haberl recorded a version of the song called Ko sem zaljubljena ( When I 'm in Love ). It was released on her 2006 compilation album Vse je igra ( Everything is a Game ). British vocalist Rebekah Ryan released a version of the track as a single in 1997, on MCA records. Jamaican singer Echo Minott did a 1982 version called ' Man In Love ' which provided the rhythm for Dillinger 's ' Five Man Army ', and for the Massive Attack song of the same name. In 1991, Italian singer Dora Carofiglio, known as the lead singer of Novecento and voice of Valerie Dore, covered `` Woman in Love '' under the moniker `` Sissy Taylor ''. A Finnish - language version of the song, `` Rakastunut Nainen '', was recorded by Arja Koriseva in 1995. The same title had previously been used in Finland for A Woman in Love by Frank Loesser. `` Woman in Love '' was covered by CoCo Lee in 1995, Dana International in 1999, S.H.E in 2002 and Young Divas in 2006. British band, The Bluetones, covered the song on the B - side of their 2002 single, `` After Hours ''. It was included on the band 's 2006 compilation A Rough Outline : The Singles & B - Sides 95 - 03. In 2006, the Italian singer Filippa Giordano recorded a Spanish version of `` Women in Love '' called `` Me he enamorado de ti ''. It was released in Mexico on her album, Primadonna. On February 13, 2006, Liz McClarnon from Atomic Kitten, released a cover of `` Woman in Love '' as her first solo single. The track was produced by Robin Gibb who co-authored the song. McClarnon 's version peaked at number five in the UK Top 40. The song was used as the basis for Baggalútur 's 2008 satirical Christmas song, Það koma vonandi jól. In 2011, the famous Moroccan singer Sofia Marikh recorded an Arabic version of the song تهواك Tahwak ( she adores you ). In March 2012, former Pussycat Dolls member Kaya Jones released her own version of the song featuring Captain G.Q. and it was eventually included in her debut album Kaya released a month after. In October 2012, the all - male vocal quartet The Tenors ( formerly The Canadian Tenors ) released a version in Spanish ( `` Me he enamorado de ti '' ) on their album `` Lead With Your Heart ''. In April 2013, Mando sang this song, as Barbra Streisand on the Greek edition of Your Face Sounds Familiar reality show. In October 2015, actor Krzysztof Respondek sang this song live on the Polish edition of this TV show ( Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo, season 4 ), also performing as Streisand. See also List of best - selling singles in France List of best - selling singles of the 1980s in the United Kingdom List of Top 25 singles for 1980 in Australia List of number - one singles in Australia during the 1980s List of RPM number - one singles of 1980 List of Dutch Top 40 number - one singles of 1980 List of European number - one hits of 1980 List of number - one hits of 1980 ( France ) List of number - one hits of 1980 ( Germany ) List of number - one singles of 1980 ( Ireland ) List of number - one hits in Norway List of number - one hits ( Sweden ) List of number - one hits of 1980 ( Switzerland ) List of number - one singles from the 1980s ( UK ) List of Hot 100 number - one singles of 1980 ( U.S. ) List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1980 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ `` Gibb Songs : 1980 ''. Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 17. 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Retrieved 13 April 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Gibb Songs : 1979 ''. Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 29. Jump up ^ Дискография Галины Шевелёвой Jump up ^ `` Dana International : : International singles ''. Phreak.co.uk. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Tahwak Clip Officiel - Sofia Marikh تهواك - صوفيا مريخ ''. YouTube. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 12. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Official site Promotional website for Liz McClarnon cover Barbra Streisand Studio albums The Barbra Streisand Album ( 1963 ) The Second Barbra Streisand Album ( 1963 ) The Third Album ( 1964 ) People ( 1964 ) My Name Is Barbra ( 1965 ) My Name Is Barbra, Two... ( 1965 ) Color Me Barbra ( 1966 ) Je m'appelle Barbra ( 1966 ) Simply Streisand ( 1967 ) A Christmas Album ( 1967 ) What About Today ? ( 1969 ) Stoney End ( 1971 ) Barbra Joan Streisand ( 1971 ) Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments ( 1973 ) The Way We Were ( 1974 ) ButterFly ( 1974 ) Lazy Afternoon ( 1975 ) Classical Barbra ( 1976 ) Superman ( 1977 ) Songbird ( 1978 ) Wet ( 1979 ) Guilty ( 1980 ) Emotion ( 1984 ) The Broadway Album ( 1985 ) Till I Loved You ( 1988 ) Back to Broadway ( 1993 ) Higher Ground ( 1997 ) A Love Like Ours ( 1999 ) Christmas Memories ( 2001 ) The Movie Album ( 2003 ) Guilty Pleasures ( 2005 ) Love Is the Answer ( 2009 ) What Matters Most ( 2011 ) Partners ( 2014 ) Encore : Movie Partners Sing Broadway ( 2016 ) Live albums A Happening in Central Park ( 1968 ) Live Concert at the Forum ( 1972 ) One Voice ( 1987 ) Barbra : The Concert ( 1994 ) Timeless : Live in Concert ( 2000 ) Live in Concert 2006 ( 2007 ) Back to Brooklyn ( 2013 ) Compilations Barbra Streisand 's Greatest Hits ( 1970 ) Barbra Streisand 's Greatest Hits Volume 2 ( 1978 ) Memories ( 1981 ) A Collection : Greatest Hits... and More ( 1989 ) Just for the Record... ( 1991 ) The Essential Barbra Streisand ( 2002 ) Duets ( 2002 ) Barbra : The Ultimate Collection ( 2010 ) Release Me ( 2012 ) The Classic Christmas Album ( 2013 ) Cast recordings and soundtracks I Can Get It for You Wholesale ( 1962 ) Pins and Needles ( 1962 ) Funny Girl ( 1964 ) Funny Girl ( 1968 ) Hello, Dolly ! ( 1969 ) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ( 1970 ) The Way We Were ( 1974 ) Funny Lady ( 1975 ) A Star Is Born ( 1976 ) Yentl ( 1983 ) Videos Timeless : Live in Concert ( 2001 ) One Night Only : Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard ( 2010 ) Tours Barbra Streisand in Concert Timeless Streisand Barbra Live Barbra : The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic Films directed Yentl ( 1983 ) The Prince of Tides ( 1991 ) The Mirror Has Two Faces ( 1996 ) Related articles Discography Streisand effect Book Ivor Novello Awards -- Best Song Musically and Lyrically 1960s She 's Leaving Home ( 1968 ) 1970s Where Do You Go To ( My Lovely ) ? ( 1970 ) Something ( 1971 ) Do n't Let It Die ( 1972 ) Without You ( 1973 ) Daniel ( 1974 ) Streets of London * ( 1975 ) Do n't Cry for Me Argentina ( 1978 ) Baker Street ( 1979 ) 1980s The Logical Song ( 1980 ) Woman in Love ( 1981 ) Memory ( 1982 ) Have You Ever Been in Love ( 1983 ) Every Breath You Take ( 1984 ) Against All Odds ( 1985 ) Nikita ( 1986 ) Do n't Give Up ( 1987 ) Something Inside So Strong ( 1988 ) They Dance Alone ( 1989 ) 1990s The Living Years ( 1990 ) Sacrifice ( 1991 ) The Whole of the Moon ( 1992 ) Why ( 1993 ) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You ( 1994 ) Think Twice ( 1995 ) Common People ( 1996 ) Too Much Love Will Kill You ( 1997 ) Paranoid Android ( 1998 ) Believe ( 1999 ) 2000s Strong ( 2000 ) Babylon ( 2001 ) Walk On ( 2002 ) The Other Side ( 2003 ) Leave Right Now ( 2004 ) Dry Your Eyes ( 2005 ) Suddenly I See ( 2006 ) Elusive ( 2007 ) Love Is a Losing Game ( 2008 ) One Day Like This ( 2009 ) 2010s The Fear ( 2010 ) Becoming a Jackal ( 2011 ) The A Team ( 2012 ) Next to Me ( 2013 ) Strong ( 2014 ) Take Me to Church ( 2015 ) Was n't Expecting That ( 2016 ) * Awarded as The Best Song Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woman_in_Love&oldid=797853595 '' Categories : 1980 songs 1980 singles Barbra Streisand songs Barry Gibb songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Dutch Top 40 number - one singles European Hot 100 Singles number - one singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles UK Singles Chart number - one singles Number - one singles in Australia Number - one singles in Austria Number - one singles in Germany Number - one singles in Italy Number - one singles in Norway Number - one singles in Sweden Number - one singles in Switzerland Songs written by Barry Gibb Songs written by Maurice Gibb Songs written by Robin Gibb Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb Song recordings produced by Albhy Galuten Columbia Records singles Rock ballads Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Certification Table Entry usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for Germany Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español Français Hrvatski Italiano עברית Norsk Polski Português Русский Svenska Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 29 August 2017, at 15 : 18. 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Question: who wrote i am a woman in love
Answer: Barry Gibb