Wet (album)

Wet
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released October 1979
Recorded July 16-August 28, 1979
Genre Pop
Length 41:07
Label Columbia
Producer Gary Klein
Barbra Streisand chronology
Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
(1978)		 Wet
(1979)		 Guilty
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling StoneUnfavorable[2]

Wet is an 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 third track on the album, "Splish Splash," is Barbra Streisand's cover of the Bobby Darin classic, which featured background vocals by Toto lead singer Bobby Kimball.

Chart and sale

The album peaked at No. 7 on the US, Canadian and Australian charts and has been certified as Platinum by the RIAA.[3] 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.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wet"  
4:23
2."Come Rain or Come Shine"  
3:49
3."Splish Splash"  
4:06
4."On Rainy Afternoons"  
4:20
5."After the Rain"  
5:08
6.""No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Duet with Donna Summer)
8:19
7."Niagara"  
4:37
8."I Ain't Gonna Cry Tonight"  
3:44
9."Kiss Me in the Rain"  
4:20

Singles

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 39
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 25
US Billboard 200[9] 7

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Wet at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Stephen Holden (February 7, 1980). "Rolling Stone Review-Wet". www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "RIAA: Wet -Platinum Certification". www.riaa.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991
  5. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Barbra Streisand – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Barbra Streisand. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  11. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Music Canada.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Wet". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Wet in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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