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| rev2Score = Unfavorable<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/barbrastreisand/albums/album/303079/review/5940317/wet |title=Rolling Stone Review-Wet |author=Stephen Holden |date=February 7, 1980 |publisher=www.rollingstone.com |accessdate=November 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013180001/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/barbrastreisand/albums/album/303079/review/5940317/wet |archivedate=October 13, 2008 }}</ref>
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'''''Wet''''' is the twenty-first [[studio album]] released by [[Barbra Streisand]] in 1979. The album is a [[concept album]] of sorts with all the songs referring to, or expressing different interpretations of, water. '''''Wet''''' is also the first and the last word sung on the album.
'''''Wet''''' is the twenty-first [[studio album]] released by [[Barbra Streisand]] in 1979. The album is a [[concept album]] of sorts with all the songs referring to, or expressing different interpretations of, water. ''Wet'' is also the first and the last word sung on the album.


The album was a major success for Barbra Streisand, due largely to the album's No. 1 hit single, "[[No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)]]", a duet with American disco singer [[Donna Summer]] which underwent a retitling and change of emphasis in order to qualify under the water theme.
The album was a major success for Streisand, propelled by the album's US No. 1 hit single, "[[No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)]]", a duet with American disco singer [[Donna Summer]] which underwent a retitling and change of emphasis in order to qualify under the water theme. Streisand also scored a top 10 US Adult Contemporary hit with the follow up single "Kiss Me In The Rain."


The third track on the album, "Splish Splash", is Barbra Streisand's cover of the [[Bobby Darin]] classic, which featured background vocals by [[Toto (band)|Toto]] lead singer [[Bobby Kimball]].
Their are two covers on the album including the 1940's standard [[Come Rain or Come Shine]] and the [[Bobby Darin]] classic [[Splish Splash (song)|Splish Splash]], which features background vocals by [[Toto (band)|Toto]] lead singer [[Bobby Kimball]].


== Commercial performance ==
== Commercial performance ==

Revision as of 15:05, 25 March 2020

Wet
Studio album by
Barbra Streisand
ReleasedOctober 1979
RecordedJuly 16 - August 28, 1979
StudioCapitol Studios, Los Angeles; Sound Labs, Hollywood; Crimson Sound, Los Angeles; Village Recorders, Los Angeles and Rusk Sound, Los Angeles[1]
GenrePop
Length41:07
LabelColumbia
ProducerGary Klein
Barbra Streisand chronology
The Main Event
(1979) 		Wet
(1979) 		Guilty
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling StoneUnfavorable[3]

Wet is the twenty-first studio album released by Barbra Streisand in 1979. The album is a concept album of sorts with all the songs referring to, or expressing different interpretations of, water. Wet is also the first and the last word sung on the album.

The album was a major success for Streisand, propelled by the album's US No. 1 hit single, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", a duet with American disco singer Donna Summer which underwent a retitling and change of emphasis in order to qualify under the water theme. Streisand also scored a top 10 US Adult Contemporary hit with the follow up single "Kiss Me In The Rain."

Their are two covers on the album including the 1940's standard Come Rain or Come Shine and the Bobby Darin classic Splish Splash, which features background vocals by Toto lead singer Bobby Kimball.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 7 on the US, Canadian and Australian charts and has been certified as Platinum by the RIAA.[4] According to the liner notes of Barbra's retrospective box set: Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in New Zealand.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wet"
3:59
2."Come Rain or Come Shine"
4:46
3."Splish Splash"
4:18
4."On Rainy Afternoons"
3:09
5."After the Rain"
3:42
6."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Duet with Donna Summer)
8:20
7."Niagara"
3:33
8."I Ain't Gonna Cry Tonight"
5:04
9."Kiss Me in the Rain"
4:20

Singles

  • "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) {duet with Donna Summer}" / "Wet" (1979)
  • "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) {duet with Donna Summer} (12-inch disco single)" (1979)
  • "Kiss Me In the Rain" / "I Ain't Gonna Cry Tonight" (1979)

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Barbra-Streisand-Wet/release/1696734
  2. ^ Wet at AllMusic
  3. ^ Stephen Holden (February 7, 1980). "Rolling Stone Review-Wet". www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "RIAA: Wet -Platinum Certification". www.riaa.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  5. ^ Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991
  6. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  10. ^ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980". Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2019.. Cash Box magazine.
  13. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  15. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Music Canada.
  16. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Recording Industry Association of America.
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