Emotion (Barbra Streisand album)

1984 studio album by Barbra Streisand

Emotion

Studio album by

Barbra Streisand

Released| October 9, 1984 (1984-10-09)
Recorded| May 17 – June 24, 1984[1]
Studio|

* Studio 55, Los Angeles
* Record One, Los Angeles
* Ocean Way, Los Angeles
* Evergreen, Burbank
* The Complex, Los Angeles
* Soundcastle, Los Angeles
* Capitol, Los Angeles
* The Village, Los Angeles
* Power Station, New York
* House of Music, West Orange, NJ
* Bill Schnee, Hollywood; Rumbo, Los Angeles

Genre| Pop
Length| 46:12
Label| Columbia
Producer| Maurice White, Barbra Streisand, Albhy Galuten, Jim Steinman, Kim Carnes and Richard Perry
Barbra Streisand chronology
| Yentl
(1983)  | Emotion
(1984)  | The Broadway Album
(1985)

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Singles from  Emotion

1. "Left in the Dark"
Released: September 1984
2. "Make No Mistake, He's Mine"
Released: December 1984
3. "Emotion"
Released: March 1985

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

Emotion is the twenty-third studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in October 1984 by Columbia Records. It was her first studio album in four years after the release of Guilty, which has since become her highest selling studio album worldwide.

The album was promoted with the release of three singles, but none of them entered the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100.[3] The album wasn't as successful as its predecessor, having peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA and Gold in the UK by the BPI.[4][5]

## Overview

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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 peaked at #19 on the US Billboard 200 and #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]

In 2023, in her memoir My Name Is Barbra, Streisand described the album as a "hodgepodge", vowing to "never again" make a pop record like "Emotion".

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Emotion"| Peter Bliss| 4:58
2.| "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" (with Kim Carnes)| Carnes| 4:10
3.| "Time Machine"| Maurice White, Martin George Page, Brian Fairweather| 4:56
4.| "Best I Could"| Bobby Whiteside, Richard Parker| 4:21
5.| "Left in the Dark"| Jim Steinman| 7:13
6.| "Heart Don't Change My Mind"| Diane Warren, Robbie Buchanan| 4:56
7.| "When I Dream"| Kathy Wakefield, Richard Baskin| 4:31
8.| "You're a Step in the Right Direction"| Barbra Streisand, John Mellencamp| 3:54
9.| "Clear Sailing"| Peter McIan, Anne Black Montgomery| 3:56
10.| "Here We Are at Last"| Streisand, Richard Baskin| 3:19

## Unreleased songs

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* "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

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* Barbra Streisand – vocals
* Roy Bittan – piano
* Abraham Laboriel, Lee Sklar, Neil Stubenhaus, Nathan East, Steve Buslowe, Bob Lizik – bass guitar
* Peter Bliss – programming, guitar
* Bill Cuomo – piano, synthesizer
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, synthesizer, programming
* Randy Waldman, Michel Colombier – synthesizer
* James Newton Howard – keyboards
* Steve Mitchell – synthesizer, Hammond B-3
* Albhy Galuten – synthesizer, keyboards
* Gary Mallaber, Max Weinberg, Tom Radke, Russ Kunkel, Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
* Ed Tossing – piano, Fender Rhodes
* Paulinho Da Costa, Joe Porcaro, Jimmy Maelen, Steve Forman – percussion
* Gary Chang – additional synthesizer, programming
* Paul Jackson Jr., Don Felder, Steve Lukather, Rick Derringer, Dann Huff, Craig Hull, George Doering, Bruce Gaitsch – guitar
* Ray Kelley – cello
* Lon Price, Jerry Peterson, John Phillips – saxophone
* Maurice White, Maxine Willard Waters, Clydene Jackson, Julia Waters Tillman – backing vocals

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1984)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] | 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 17
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 15
US Billboard 200[16] | 19
US Cashbox Top Albums[17] | 15

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1984)  | Position

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US Cash Box[18] | 61

## Certifications and sales

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[19] | Platinum  | 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[20] | Gold  | 50,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] | Gold  | 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] | 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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1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Barbra Streisand: Emotion". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
3. ^ Barbra Streisand: Emotion. Columbia Records. October 1984.
4. ^ a b c "Barbra Streisand: Emotion". riaa.com. RIAA.
5. ^ a b c "Barbra Streisand: Emotion". bpi.co.uk.
6. ^ Nuts – Original Score from the Motion Picture (Liner notes). Barbra Streisand (Cassette release ed.). Columbia. 1987. 4CT 40876.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. ^ "Barbra Streisand". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Barbra Streisand – Emotion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
11. ^ "Charts.nz – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
12. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
15. ^ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
16. ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
17. ^ "Top 200 Pop Albums" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 16. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
18. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1984". Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Emotion". Music Canada.
21. ^ "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. Select 1986 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
22. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Emoticon". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

## External links

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* Streisand on making of the "Emotion" video

* v
* t
* e

Barbra Streisand

* Discography
* Songs
* Filmography
* Accolades

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)
* Walls (2018)
* The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two (2025)

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)
* The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic! (2017)
* Live at the Bon Soir (2022)

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)
* Release Me 2 (2021)
* Evergreens: Celebrating Six Decades on Columbia Records (2023)

Cast recordings
and soundtracks|

* I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962)
* Funny Girl (1964)
* Funny Girl (1968)
* Hello, Dolly! (1969)
* The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
* On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
* The Way We Were (1974)
* Funny Lady (1975)
* A Star Is Born (1976)
* Yentl (1983)
* Nuts (1987)

Television specials
and videos|

* My Name Is Barbra (1965)
* 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|

* Streisand effect
* "Mecha-Streisand"
* Harold Sings Arlen (With Friend) (featuring album)
* Elliott Gould (first husband)
* Jason Gould (son)
* James Brolin (second husband)
* Roslyn Kind (half-sister)
* My Name Is Barbra (2023 memoir)

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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