No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

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"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
Enoughisenough.JPG
US vinyl picture sleeve
Single by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
from the album Wet and On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II
B-side
  • "Wet" (Columbia)
  • "Lucky" or "My Baby Understands" (Casablanca)
ReleasedOctober 1979 (1979-10)
RecordedAugust 14–28, 1979
Studio Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Genre
Length
  • 4:39 (radio edit)
  • 8:19 (Wet album version)
  • 11:43 (On the Radio/12" version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"The Main Event/Fight"
(1979)		"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
(1979)		"Kiss Me in the Rain"
(1979)
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Dim All the Lights"
(1979)		"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
(1979)		"On the Radio"
(1980)

"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" is a 1979 song recorded by American singers Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer. It was written by Paul Jabara and Bruce Roberts, and produced by Giorgio Moroder and Gary Klein. The song was recorded for Streisand's Wet album and also as a new track for Summer's compilation double album On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II . The full-length version was found on Streisand's album, while a longer 11-minute edit (the 12" version) was featured on Summer's album. The longer 12" version features additional production by frequent collaborator Harold Faltermeyer, and incorporates a harder rock edge.

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Release

The single was released on both Casablanca Records (Summer's label) and Columbia Records (Streisand's label) and sales of the two were amalgamated. The versions on the two 7" singles differed slightly however, with different mixes and slightly different background vocal arrangements. The formats differed between nations—in the UK for example, the song was only released on 7" by Casablanca, and 12" (the extended version from the On The Radio album) by Columbia.[ citation needed ]

Although the sales of the two labels' releases were amalgamated, both the 7" and the 12" were certified Gold by the RIAA in early 1980. The 7" single was eventually certified Platinum, signifying sales of two million US copies.

Bowing on the Hot 100 at number 59 on 20 October 1979, the single went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 24 November – 1 December 1979 (making it the first duet by two women to top the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming both singers' fourth chart-topping single in the US, as well as Summer's final) and number one for four weeks on the disco chart. [1] "No More Tears" was also a big international hit, and made the top three in both Canada and the UK. [2]

The song’s original title was simply “Enough is Enough,” which didn’t fit the theme of Streisand’s Wet album, in which every song had something to do with water. So the songwriters changed the title and added the introduction: “It’s raining, it’s pouring, my love life is boring me to tears.” [3]

After recording "No More Tears" Summer and Streisand did not perform the song together live, although Summer did sing the song in concert with other female performers, including Tina Arena and Summer's sister Mary Gaines Bernard.[ citation needed ] Streisand included the song as part of her 2012 Barbra Live concert tour (released as Back to Brooklyn ), where she discussed Summer's recent passing and how she wished Summer were alive so they could sing the song together.

A later remix released as "Enough Is Enough 2017" climbed to #3 on the US Dance Club chart. [4]

Personnel

Production credits

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina—150,000 [36]
Canada (Music Canada) [37] Gold75,000^
Japan—31,000 [38]
Japan
12" 		—23,000 [38]
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] Silver250,000^
United States (RIAA) [40]
7" 		Platinum1,000,000^
United States (RIAA) [40]
12" 		Gold1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Parodies

Comedian Eddie Murphy recorded a parody version of the song as it might be performed by exercise guru Richard Simmons and Our Gang actor Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas. The song appears on Murphy's 1982 self-titled comedy album. [41]

On the UPN's series Half & Half , the song was performed in an episode by Phyllis (Telma Hopkins) and Big Dee Dee (Valarie Pettitord).

Sampling

Kym Mazelle & Jocelyn Brown version

"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
Kym Mazelle & Jocelyn Brown-No More Tears (Enough Is Enough).jpg
Single by Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
B-side "One More Time"
Released1994
Studio Comforts Place
Genre
Length
  • 4:56 (short intro)
  • 5:56 (full intro)
Label Arista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kym Mazelle singles chronology
"Love Me the Right Way"
(1993)		"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
(1994)		"Young Hearts Run Free"
(1996)
Jocelyn Brown singles chronology
"Don't Talk Just Kiss"
(1991)		"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
(1994)		"Keep on Jumpin'"
(1996)
Source: [59]
No.TitleLength
1."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Pathos V2 classic mix)5:14
2."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Pathos V2 Kick Out radio edit)3:51
3."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Pathos V2 Kick Out radio edit)5:13
4."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Solar City radio edit)3:55
5."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Solar City album edit)5:15
6."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Solar City Epic mix)6:41
7."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Solar City Epic club mix)10:50

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