Guilty Pleasures

Performer: Barbra Streisand
Artist: Barry Gibb
Engineer: John Merchant; Javier Carrion
Producer: John Merchant; Barry Gibb; Barry Gibb; John Merchant
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Barbra Streisand (vocals); Barry Gibb (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Dan Warner (guitar, guitars); Tom Scott (saxophone); Eero Turunen (keyboards); Julio Hernandez (bass guitar); Beth Cohen, Leesa Richards (background vocals); Doug Emery (keyboards, programming); Lee Levin (drums); Richard Bravo (percussion). Audio Mixer: John Merchant. Liner Note Author: Jay Landers . Recording information: Grandma's House, Malibu, CA; Hit Factory Criteria Studio, North Miami, FL; Middle Ear Studio, South Beach, FL; The Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA. Photographer: Alberto Tolot. Twenty-five years after GUILTY, Barbra Streisand's runaway hit record with Barry Gibb, the duo reunited for 2005's GUILTY PLEASURES. While living up to that pop classic is a tall order, Streisand and Gibb are wonderful here, easing through breezy, uplifting tunes that are sure to please fans of both artists. Babs sounds remarkably assured throughout GUILTY PLEASURES, undoubtedly due, at least in part, to working once again with Gibb, who knows how to elicit some of her finest, most pop-perfect performances. Although Gibb (who co-produced this disc with John Merchant) is credited with two duets on the record (the yearning "Come Tomorrow" and "Above the Law," an ode to deception), he's at his best when providing his signature high-pitched backing vocals and letting Streisand's powerful singing take center stage, as on the immediately catchy "Stranger in a Strange Land," the surprisingly club-ready "Night of My Life," and the vintage Bee Gees track "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away." Though GUILTY PLEASURES is aptly named, its unabashedly fun, fluffy atmosphere makes it that much more enjoyable.

When she emerged in a 1960s pop scene dominated by rock & roll, Barbra Streisand was a breath of fresh air to those nostalgic for the great Broadway-oriented pop vocalists of the past. Her stratospheric range and (initially) anachronistic taste in material made her the new Grande Dame of non-rock pop music. Along the way she experimented with the flavors of the day, from folk-rock to disco, but she always returned to the Great American Songbook for inspiration.

Click Here for Shipping Options and Policies

Shipping or Dimension weight in pounds: 0.25