The 10 Best Barbra Streisand Duets

‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers’ With Neil Diamond (1978)

This duet — a heartbreaking ballad of dying love — started off as separate recordings by both performers. Then a Kentucky disc jockey spliced them together as a gift for his ex-wife. Streisand’s record label soon brought the singers together in the studio. Their emotional performance on the 1980 Grammy Awards earned a standing ovation.

‘No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)’ With Donna Summer (1979)

At 21, Streisand was already a major talent when she appeared on The Judy Garland Show with the 41-year-old icon. Their slowed-down, almost meditative duet, delivered in counterpoint, suggested a certain vulnerability. Later, Garland gave her advice: “Don’t let them do to you what they did to me,” a caution against the dark side of fame.

‘Get Happy’/‘Happy Days Are Here Again’ With Judy Garland (1963)

Nearing the end of his career, Frank Sinatra agreed to a Duets album with various partners, but insisted they sing along to his prerecorded vocals. Streisand, striving for intimacy, ad-libbed the line, “You make me blush, Francis.” To which Ol’ Blue Eyes later added, “I have got a crush, my Barbra, on you.”

‘Guilty’ With Barry Gibb (1980)

When Elvis Presley passed on the role of a washed-up rock idol in A Star Is Born, scratchy-voiced Kristofferson got the part. The singer admitted he was “scared to death of her — the best description is ‘formidable.’” But this smoky ballad from the soundtrack explains in part why the album is one of Streisand’s best-sellers. 

‘I’ve Got a Crush on You’ With Frank Sinatra (1993)

Recorded for her double-platinum album Back to Broadway, this gorgeous pairing of West Side Story songs finds Streisand matching Mathis in one soaring swoon after another, yet never upstaging him. “When the other kids used to listen to Elvis,” she has said, “I listened to Johnny Mathis, modeling my style after his.”

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‘Lost Inside of You’ With Kris Kristofferson (1976)

This duet — a heartbreaking ballad of dying love — started off as separate recordings by both performers. Then a Kentucky disc jockey spliced them together as a gift for his ex-wife. Streisand’s record label soon brought the singers together in the studio. Their emotional performance on the 1980 Grammy Awards earned a standing ovation.

‘Make No Mistake, He’s Mine’ With Kim Carnes (1984)

This duet — a heartbreaking ballad of dying love — started off as separate recordings by both performers. Then a Kentucky disc jockey spliced them together as a gift for his ex-wife. Streisand’s record label soon brought the singers together in the studio. Their emotional performance on the 1980 Grammy Awards earned a standing ovation.

‘I Have a Love’/‘One Hand, One Heart” With Johnny Mathis (1993)

This duet — a heartbreaking ballad of dying love — started off as separate recordings by both performers. Then a Kentucky disc jockey spliced them together as a gift for his ex-wife. Streisand’s record label soon brought the singers together in the studio. Their emotional performance on the 1980 Grammy Awards earned a standing ovation.

‘Tell Him’ With Céline Dion (1997)

This duet — a heartbreaking ballad of dying love — started off as separate recordings by both performers. Then a Kentucky disc jockey spliced them together as a gift for his ex-wife. Streisand’s record label soon brought the singers together in the studio. Their emotional performance on the 1980 Grammy Awards earned a standing ovation.

‘Crying Time’ With Ray Charles (1973)

This duet — a heartbreaking ballad of dying love — started off as separate recordings by both performers. Then a Kentucky disc jockey spliced them together as a gift for his ex-wife. Streisand’s record label soon brought the singers together in the studio. Their emotional performance on the 1980 Grammy Awards earned a standing ovation.

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This duet — a heartbreaking ballad of dying love — started off as separate recordings by both performers. Then a Kentucky disc jockey spliced them together as a gift for his ex-wife. Streisand’s record label soon brought the singers together in the studio. Their emotional performance on the 1980 Grammy Awards earned a standing ovation.