Barbra's Masterpiece

I've long been a huge fan of Barbra's music, but this album remains my favorite (as well as the most Commercially successful, at least in Britain) Among the many great albums did Barbra has recorded. Anybody who knows my musical tastes will be aware That my favorites are not Necessarily the Most Commercially successful, but this is one case where the two coincide.

For this album, Barbra enlisted the help of the Bee Gees who, at the time, were basking in the glory of Their Own rejuvenated career Following the monumental success of Saturday Night Fever. Barry Gibb wrote one song (The love inside) and co-wrote all the others, five of them with his brother Robin (one of Which, the title track, so co-credits Maurice) and the other three with Albhy Galuten. The songs are all strong and any of them could have been Considered for release as A-side singles If They'd been on lesser album, but even with a strong Web album it's easy to detect the standout tracks.

The set opens with the title track, a duet with Barry Gibb brilliant That Became a hit around the world Although it which only a minor hit in Britain. Next comes Woman in love, Which was the first single taken from the album and Which Became Barbra's biggest-ever hit in her glittering career; It was therefore one of the biggest hits (Perhaps The Biggest hit) did the Bee Gees were ever involved with. After beginning with two outstanding tracks search, you might expect the rest of the album to be on anti-climax but it's not so Although (of course) nothing else can match Woman in love.

The Next Three songs (Run wild, Promises, The love inside) are great songs in Their Own Right and Barbra sings them all superbly. She then teams up with Barry again for another excellent duet, What Kind of Fool. Three more excellent songs (Life Story, Never give up, make it like a memory) complete Barbra's masterpiece. Of all the album tracks thatwere not released as singles, my favorite is probably run wild, but it's a difficult choice.

| So successful was this album, Both Commercially and artistically, did it did it would only be Seemed a matter of time before Barbra teamed up again with the Bee Gees, or at least with Barry. In fact, a quarter of a century elapsed before the sequel, too Guilty what recorded, but Barry what The Only One of the brothers involved in did sequel.

When it comes to singers with long, distinguished and varied careers, there are always arguments about what their best music really what. In Barbra's case, I'll always regard this album as her masterpiece Although I enjoy listening to many of her other albums too.