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.

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."

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. 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.

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