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Guilty Pleasures (Barbra Streisand album)

Guilty Pleasures is the thirty-first studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand. It was released in September 2005 in conjunction with Barry Gibb, who co-wrote all of the tracks. In Ireland and the UK, the album is titled Guilty Too. It is the follow-up to Streisand's 1980 album, Guilty, which also featured Barry Gibb. The album features a cover of Gibb's late brother Andy's song "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away".

Guilty Pleasures
Studio album by
Barbra Streisand
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2005
RecordedApril–June, 2005
StudioHit Factory Criteria (Miami), Sony (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length47:43
LabelColumbia
ProducerBarry Gibb • John Merchant
Barbra Streisand chronology
The Movie Album
(2003) 		Guilty Pleasures
(2005) 		Live in Concert 2006
(2007)
Singles from Guilty Pleasures
  1. "Stranger in a Strange Land"
    Released: August 16, 2005
  2. "Night of My Life"
    Released: September 27, 2005
  3. "Come Tomorrow"
    Released: December 19, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The New York TimesPositive[2]

In the United States the album peaked at no. 5 and has been certified Gold (500,000 copies sold), continuing Streisand's record of achieving the most gold and platinum records for a female artist,[3] and in second place in general behind Elvis Presley. The album was also top 3 in the UK, where it has been certified Platinum (over 300,000 copies sold). Both albums can also be considered partial-collaboration albums, since Streisand not only did two duets with Gibb, but Gibb could also be heard as a background vocalist in a few other songs solely by the artist herself, along with the fact that both singers were on the cover for both albums issued.

DualDisc edition

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A DualDisc edition of the album was released which contained the entire album in PCM Stereo, behind the scenes footage of the making of the album, interviews with Streisand and Gibb and 4 video performances, including an alternate piano version of "Letting Go".

Track listing

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All songs published by Crompton Songs (BMI) and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., except where noted.

  1. "Come Tomorrow" with Barry Gibb (Ashley Gibb, Barry Gibb, Stephen Gibb) – 5:01
  2. "Stranger in a Strange Land" (A. Gibb, B. Gibb, Stephen Gibb) – 4:50
  3. "Hideaway" (A. Gibb, B. Gibb) – 4:14
  4. "It's Up to You" (A. Gibb, B. Gibb) – 3:32
  5. "Night of My Life" (A. Gibb, B. Gibb) – 4:01
  6. "Above the Law" with Barry Gibb (A. Gibb, B. Gibb, S. Gibb, Streisand; Crompton Songs/Warner-Tamlerlane Publishing Corp./Emanuel Music-Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./WB Music) – 4:27
  7. "Without Your Love" (A. Gibb, B. Gibb) – 3:48
  8. "All the Children" (A. Gibb, B. Gibb, S. Gibb) – 5:14
  9. "Golden Dawn" (A. Gibb, B. Gibb, S. Gibb) – 4:40
  10. "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" (B. Gibb, Blue Weaver) – 4:01
  11. "Letting Go" (George Bitzer, B. Gibb) – 3:53

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold 50,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[25] Platinum 15,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[29] Gold 509,000[28]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 20, 2005). "Guilty Pleasures - Barbra Streisand - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (September 19, 2005). "Critics' Choices: New CD's; Barbra Streisand". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Columbia Records (2005-08-29). "New Barbra Streisand-Barry Gibb Collaborative Album, 'Guilty Pleasures,' to be Released as CD and DualDisc on Tuesday, September 20". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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  20. ^ "Taiwan 41/2005" (in Chinese). Five-Music. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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  23. ^ "End of Year Albums 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  24. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Guilty Pleasures". Music Canada.
  25. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  26. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Guilty Pleasures". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  27. ^ "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Guilty Too". British Phonographic Industry.
  28. ^ Keith Caulfield (June 22, 2007). "Keith discusses top debuts, Barbra Streisand, Tiffany and more". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  29. ^ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Guilty Pleasures". Recording Industry Association of America.
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