Barbra Streisand on the Duets That Define Her: 'I Like Drama'

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With a new album due next week that pairs her with Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Laufey, Sam Smith and more, the singer looks back at her prized collaborations.

*The alchemy she had with another disco-era icon, Barry Gibb of the Bee-Gees, came more easily than any effort of her career. “I didn’t have time to make that album because I was writing ‘Yentl,’” she said. Gibb accommodated her by producing every sound on the album save her vocals. “All I had to do was sing each song 10 times.”

Her biggest input was telling him the album needed another up-tempo number. It turned out to be “Guilty,” which allowed their voices to skip along the melody like stones across a glistening lake. “It was exactly what I wanted,” she said.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/arts/music/barbra-streisand-the-secret-of-life-partners-volume-two-interview.html

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