Guilty Pleasures (Barbra Streisand album)
| Guilty Pleasures | ||||
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| Released | September 20, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | April–June, 2005 | |||
| Studio | Hit Factory Criteria (Miami), Sony (Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 47:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Barry Gibb • John Merchant | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| The New York Times | Positive |
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 covers of Gibb's late brother Andy's song "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away"; and "Letting Go", a song that Barry Gibb recorded for the Hawks soundtrack.
In the United States, the album peaked at number 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, and in second place in general behind Elvis Presley. The album also hit the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 3 and has been certified Platinum (over 300,000 copies sold). Both albums are considered partial-collaboration, since Streisand not only did two duets with Gibb on each, but his backing vocals are clearly present on most tracks. They also appear together on the albums covers.