Wet (album)

Wet is the twenty-first studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in 1979. It 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
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released	October 1979
Recorded	July 16 – August 28, 1979
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood) Sound Labs (Hollywood) Crimson Sound (Los Angeles) Village Recorders (Los Angeles) Rusk Sound (Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop, disco
Length	41:07
Label	Columbia
Producer	Gary Klein
Barbra Streisand chronology
The Main Event (1979) Wet (1979) Guilty (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The New York Times	Unfavorable[2]
Rolling Stone	Unfavorable[3]

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 fit the water theme. Streisand also scored a top 10 US Adult Contemporary hit with the follow-up single "Kiss Me In The Rain."^{[citation needed]}

There are two covers on the album: the 1940s 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wet"	Sue Sheridan Barbra Streisand David Wolfert	3:59
2.	"Come Rain or Come Shine"	Harold Arlen Johnny Mercer	4:46
3.	"Splish Splash"	Bobby Darin Jean Murray Streisand	4:18
4.	"On Rainy Afternoons"	Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Lalo Schifrin	3:09
5.	"After the Rain"	A. Bergman M. Bergman Michel Legrand	3:42
6.	"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Duet with Donna Summer)	Paul Jabara Bruce Roberts	8:20
7.	"Niagara"	Carole Bayer Sager Marvin Hamlisch Roberts	3:33
8.	"I Ain't Gonna Cry Tonight"	Alan Gordon	5:04
9.	"Kiss Me in the Rain"	Sandy Farina Lisa Ratner	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

• Barbra Streisand – vocals
• Dan Ferguson – acoustic guitar
• Steve Lukather, Jay Graydon, Larry Carlton – electric guitar
• David Hungate, Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
• Ian Underwood, Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
• Ed Greene, Jeff Porcaro, Rick Shlosser, Steve Schaeffer, James Gadson – drums
• Richard Tee, David Foster, Bill Payne, Lincoln Mayorga, Michael Lang – piano
• Jai Winding, Alan Broadbent – Fender Rhodes, piano
• Greg Mathieson – piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer
• Bobbye Hall, Gary Coleman, Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Tom Scott – saxophone
• Gayle Levant – harp
• Bobby Kimball, Tom Kelly, Bill Champlin, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Luther Waters – backing vocals
• Lee Holdridge, Lalo Schifrin, Nick De Caro, Marvin Hamlisch, Charlie Calello, Greg Mathieson – arrangements, conducting

Charts

Weekly charts Chart Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 78 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 21 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 39 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 22 UK Albums (OCC)[10] 25 US Billboard 200[11] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position US Cash Box[12] 53 Chart (1980) Position US Cash Box[13] 74

Certifications

Certifications for Wet

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)[4]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Wet - Barbra Streisand | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
2. Rockwell, John (December 7, 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
3. Stephen Holden (February 7, 1980). "Rolling Stone Review-Wet". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
4. "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Wet". Recording Industry Association of America.
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. "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Wet". British Phonographic Industry.