by Phil71 » Wed Mar 03, 2021 8:06 pm
Great story.
I recall seeing another documentary about them many years ago. As you know they wrote loads of stuff for other artists as well. They spoke about Barbara Streisand and Woman in Love. They sent her a cassette tape of them singing the song themselves, and asked her if she wanted to do it. She agreed so they invited her down to their recording studio in Florida. She went into the studio and sang the song over their backing track. Maurice said when she'd finished he looked at Barry and said, "I think that's it!" She had done it in one take. What you hear on the record is that one and only take.