Barbra Streisand - Emotion

Barbra Streisand's first album of contemporary material in four years was a typical '80s adult contemporary superstar release, each track written and produced as a potential "power ballad" single by an extensive team of other performers, in this case including Richard Perry, Kim Carnes, Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, Jim Steinman, Albhy Galuten (the Bee Gees' producer), Richard Baskin, Diane Warren, John Mellencamp, and Streisand herself. Streisand proved capable of handling everything from White's space-age r&b to Steinman's melodramatic overproduction. (He was the man who brought you Meat Loaf.) But as usually happens with such big budget efforts, the album lacked consistency, and as Columbia tried to pull several singles off it without notable success, it sold only to Streisand's million-member base audience. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Abraham Laboriel Bass Albhy Galuten String Arrangements, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Producer, Mixing Alex Schmoll Assistant Engineer Art Johnson Pedal Steel Barbra Streisand Producer Bill Cuomo Producer Bob Lizik Bass Bobby Whiteside Arranger, Conductor Bradford Rosenberger Production Coordination Brian Fairweather Rhythm Arrangements Bruce Gaitsch Guitar Bruce Lampcov Assistant Engineer Charles Koppelman Executive Producer, Producer Clydene Jackson Edwards Vocals (Background) Dann Huff Guitar Dave Greenberg Assistant Engineer David Dubow Assistant Engineer David Schober Assistant Engineer Dennis Herring Guitar Don Felder Guitar Don Gehman Mixing Don Ketteler Production Coordination Earl Lon Price Saxophone Ed Cherney Engineer Ed Tossing Fender Rhodes, Piano Endre Granat Concert Master Eric Troyer Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement Gary Chang Synthesizer, Programming Gary Skardina Engineer George Doering Guitar Glen Holguin Assistant Engineer Greg Droman Assistant Engineer Greg Gorman Photography Holly Sherwood Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) Howie Rice Synthesizer, Guitar Hugh Davies Assistant Engineer Ivy Skoff Production Coordination Jack Joseph Puig Mixing, Engineer James Newton Howard String Arrangements, Keyboards Jeff Porcaro Percussion Jeff Southworth Guitar Jeremy Smith Engineer Jerry Peterson Saxophone Jim Steinman Mixing, Arranger, Producer Jimmy Maelen Percussion John "J.R." Robinson Drums John Arrias Engineer John Jansen Associate Producer, Mixing John Phillips Saxophone John Richards Engineer Judy Clapp Assistant Engineer, Engineer Julia Tillman Waters Vocals (Background) Kim Carnes Producer Kim Skalecki Production Coordination Larry Fast Synthesizer Lee Holdridge Arranger, Conductor Mark Ettel Assistant Engineer Martin Page Rhythm Arrangements Maurice White Producer, Rhythm Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) Max Weinberg Drums Maxine Willard Waters Vocals (Background) Michel Colombier Rhythm Arrangements, String Arrangements, Keyboards Mick Guzauski Engineer Mitch Gibson Assistant Engineer Monty Byrom Vocals (Background) Murray Dvorkin Assistant Engineer Nathan East Bass Neil Dorfsman Engineer Neil Stubenhaus Bass Nelson Ayres Assistant Engineer Niko Bolas Engineer Paul Ericksen Assistant Engineer Paul Jackson, Jr. Guitar Paul Wertheimer Assistant Engineer Paulinho Da Costa Percussion Peter Bliss Drum Programming, Guitar Randy Waldman Synthesizer Richard Baskin Producer Richard Bosworth Engineer Richard Perry Producer Richard Ruttenberg Synthesizer Rick Derringer Guitar Rik Pekkonen Engineer Robbie Buchanan Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Programming, Synthesizer Roger Paglia Assistant Engineer Rory Dodd Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement Roy Bittan Piano Russ Kunkel Drums Sharon Rice Assistant Engineer Sid Sharp Concert Master Stephen Marcussen Mastering Steve Buslowe Bass Steve Forman Percussion Steve Hirsch Mixing, Assistant Engineer Steve Lukather Guitar Steve Mitchell Synthesizer Steve Shapiro Photography The Pointer Sisters Vocals (Background) Tom Radtke Drums Vincent Gutman Drum Programming Vinnie Colaiuta Drums