| Guilty | |
| Cover: | Guilty (single cover).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb |
| Album: | Guilty |
| B-Side: | Life Story |
| Released: | October 1980 |
| Recorded: | 1980 |
| Studio: | Middle Ear (Miami)[1] |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 4:23 |
| Label: | Columbia (US) CBS (UK) |
| Producer: | Gibb-Galuten-Richardson |
| Chronology: | Barbra Streisand |
| Prev Title: | Woman in Love |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | What Kind of Fool |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"Guilty" is a vocal duet between Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb. The song was written by all three Bee Gees: Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. Released as a single from Streisand's 1980 album of the same name,[4] "Guilty" peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 5 on the adult contemporary chart. In the UK, the song reached No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was certified gold by the RIAA. In addition, "Guilty" won a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Vocal Performance, Duo or Group. The song also appeared on the 2001 Bee Gees compilation, .[5]
There is also a version by Tom Jones and Gladys Knight.
Record World said that "Barbra's vocal glistens like an early morning dewdrop while Barry adorns with plush harmonies"[6] In 2023, American Songwriter and The Guardian both named "Guilty" as Streisand's second-greatest song.[7] [8]
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| Australia (KMR)[9] | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2927 |title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart |website=Nztop40.co.nz |date=January 18, 1981 |access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref>
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|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]])[10] | style="text-align:center;"|11|-|-|-|-|align="left"|US Cash Box Top 100[11] | style="text-align:center;"|8|-|}Year-end chartsHuman Nature version
Australian band Human Nature, released a cover version of the song as the second single from their album Walk the Tightrope. It introduced rapper Kelly K.A.E. The song peaked at No. 33 in Australia. Music videoA music video was released to promote the song; with the group and Kelly K.A.E. singing the song in a studio. At one point, you see them flicking through vinyl records, one of which is the album “Guilty” by Streisand.[14] Track listingCD single
ChartsBarry Gibb version
"Guilty" is a song originally recorded by Barry Gibb as a guideline to Barbra Streisand for her album Guilty. Gibb performs on guitar, Blue Weaver on keyboard and Albhy Galuten on synthesizer. The demo however sounds like the others, and since Gibb sings it in falsetto throughout he had probably not yet decided to make it a duet. (By contrast, parts of "What Kind of Fool" are natural voice.) It was said to have been the last song submitted for the album.[16] Personnel
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