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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.
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.
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.
Guilty Pleasures Music | List Price | $7.99 (You save $1.04) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop, Easy Listening, Contemporary Blues, Vocal | | Label | Columbia | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  15931  | | CD Universe Part number | 6940309 | | Catalog number | 93559 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 20, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | John Merchant; Barry Gibb; Barry Gibb; John Merchant | | Engineer | John Merchant; Javier Carrion | | Personnel | Tom Scott - saxophone
Barbra Streisand - vocals
Dan Warner - guitar, guitars
Lee Levin - drums
Richard Bravo - percussion
Julio Hernandez - bass guitar
Doug Emery - keyboards, programming
Doug Emery - keyboards, programming
Beth Cohen
Eero Turunen - keyboards
Leesa Richards - background vocals
Also: Barry Gibb, Barry Gibb |
Barbra Streisand Guilty Pleasures Songs Guilty Pleasures Music Review Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews romantic
i enjoyed the duo with barry gibbs, the songs were not any that i had heard before, but they're very likeable. i find myself playing the CD over and over again.
Submitted by nancis (st. pete. fl.) 
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She's still great!
Quilty Pleasures is a wonderful CD. I would recommend this to all whom like Barbra.
Submitted by deg51 (Rochester, NY)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Even better than Guilty....
Guilty pleasures is a wonderful album. They have made it again. Barry Gibb has written a couple of wonderful songs that are wonderfully performed by Barbra. How is it possible that she is still the worlds top vocalist after more than fourty years of recording? I think she could sing the phonebook and make music of it. I could only recommend this album, not only to her die-hard fans, but to everyone who can still enjoy a real singer.
Submitted by Mats (Sweden)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Barry Gibb is still alive!
Who would of thunk it? Barry who has been reeling from his brother's death for two years, comes back to the living with this great collaboration with Barbara Streisand.
This album, like most Bee Gees albums has good tunes throughout. Babs, as always, will take a good song and make it great. Her voice just soars on tune after tune whether it be disco, a romantic love song, or a 50's number.
I was surprised how much I love this album. After 20 listens, I still love it.
Submitted by Steve (Arlington, Va.)
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What a relief it is to hear real music in this dark age of talentless rappers and hip-hoppers. This glorious, melodic opus is pure joy. Streisand and Gibb prove you can go home again, and make it even better. I always loved "Guilty", and expected a close second with "Guilty Pleasures"...boy was I wrong! The songs, vocals, and production values are everything you would expect from two sticklers who put 110% into everything they do. This cd better win a Grammy..it's that good! Buy it, hurry, NOW buy it!
Submitted by Alex (Laredo Texas)
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