Peak
1
Weeks
15
Score
3,564
Chart Year
1979
The two divas are dreaming about finding the perfect lover in this disco hit from Streisand's Wet album. Because tears weren't quite wet enough for the water-themed concept album, songwriter Paul Jabara added the opening lyrics: It's raining, it's pouring My lovelife is boring me to tears Earlier in 1979, Streisand starred opposite Ryan O'Neal in the romantic comedy The Main Event, and Jabara penned the title theme for Streisand to perform. The dance-pop number "The Main Event/Fight" peaked at #3 and proved that the singer knew her way around a disco beat. It only made sense for Jabara to introduce Streisand and disco queen Donna Summer by playing them his latest composition with Bruce Roberts, which just happened to be a disco soul duet: "No More Tears." According to Jabara, the recording session was not a case of dueling divas, but the two were intimidated by each other, leading to some one-upping (Summer tried to keep up with Streisand's lengthy notes and toppled off her stool when she ran out of breath). But all in all, it was pure magic. Jabara recalled to Us: "There was Streisand, hands flaring, and Donna, throwing her head back - and they're both belting, sparking each other. It was a songwriter's dream. Seeing them on their stools opposite each other was so mind boggling, my head nearly turned 360 degrees, like Linda Blair's did in The Exorcist." When this hit #1 on the Hot 100 November 24, 1979, it was the first time a duet between two female singers topped the chart. The personnel on this track were: Piano: Greg Mathieson Bass: Neil Stubenhaus Guitar: Jay Graydon, Jeff Baxter Drums: James Gadson Backing Vocals: Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Luther Waters >> On his debut comedy album in 1982, Eddie Murphy re-envisioned the track as a duet between Richard Simmons and a grown-up Buckwheat from The Little Rascals. Erasure's Andy Bell recorded this with k.d. lang for the 1993 Coneheads soundtrack. Summer and Streisand both performed this live, but never together (Streisand lamented this after Summer's 2012 death). Although the two divas were pictured together on the cover of the single, no video was made for the song. Summer included this on her first greatest hits album, On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II (1979).
[Barbra] Hmmm, hmmm hmmm, Oooh oooh ooh It's raining, it's pouring My love life is boring me to tears, after all these years [Donna] No sunshine, no moonlight, no stardust, no sign of romance We don't stand a chance [Barbra] I always dreamed I'd find the perfect lover But he turned out to be like every other man I've loved I've loved [Barbra & Donna] Raining (raining) Pouring (pouring) There's nothing left for us here And we won't waste another tear Ah ah ah hey hey ah [Donna] If you've had enough, don't put up with his stuff, don't you do it [Barbra] If you've had your fill, get the check pay the bill, you can do it You might also like No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand KYOTO/GEISHA Şehinşah, Cotard & Emrah Turken 24/7 ALIZADE & BEGE [Donna] Tell him to just get out [Barbra] Nothing left to talk about [Donna] Pack his raincoat show him out [Barbra & Donna] Just look him in the eye and simply shout: Enough is enough (enough) I can't go on, I can't go on no more no Enough is enough (enough) I've loved I've loved Enough is enough Enough is enough That's enough [Donna] If you've reached the end, don't pretend that is right when it's over [Barbra] (it's over) If the feeling is gone don't think twice just move on, get it over [Donna] (over, over) [Barbra & Donna] Tell him to just get out, say it clearly, spell it out: Enough is enough is enough I can't go on, I can't go on no more no Enough is enough is enough I want him out, I want him out that door now Enough is enough Enough is enough That's enough [Barbra] I always dreamed I'd found the perfect lover But he turned out to be like every other man I've loved (I had no choice from the start) I've loved (I've gotta listen to my heart) I've loved (Tearing us apart) Enough is enough is enough I can't go on, I can't go on no more no Enough is enough is enough I want him out, I want him out that door now Enough is enough Enough is enough That's enough [Barbra & Donna] No more tears (No more tears) No more tears (No more tears) No more tears (No more tears) No more tears (No more tears) Enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough I've had it, you've had it, she's had it, we've had it [Donna] I always dreamed I'd found the perfect lover [Barbra] But he turned out to be like every other man [Barbra & Donna] I had no choice from the start I've gotta listen to my heart Tearing us apart Enough is enough is enough I can't go on, I can't go on no more no Enough is enough is enough I want him out, I want him out that door now Goodbye mister, goodbye, goodbye mister Goodbye sugar It's raining, it's pouring There's nothing left for us here And we won't waste another tear No more tears Is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough Is enough!
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 20, 1979 | 59 | 67 |
| 2 | Oct 27, 1979 | 33 | 93 |
| 3 | Nov 3, 1979 | 10 | 116 |
| 4 | Nov 10, 1979 | 7 | 119 |
| 5 | Nov 17, 1979 | 3 | 123 |
| 6 | Nov 24, 1979 | 1 | 125 |
| 7 | Dec 1, 1979 | 1 | 125 |
| 8 | Dec 8, 1979 | 2 | 124 |
| 9 | Dec 15, 1979 | 6 | 120 |
| 10 | Dec 22, 1979 | 8 | 118 |
| 11 | Dec 29, 1979 | 8 | 118 |
| 12 | Jan 5, 1980 | 21 | 105 |
| 13 | Jan 12, 1980 | 24 | 102 |
| 14 | Jan 19, 1980 | 38 | 88 |
| 15 | Jan 26, 1980 | 94 | 32 |