No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" is a 1979 song recorded as a duet by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer. It was written by Paul Jabara and Bruce Roberts and produced by Giorgio Moroder and Gary Klein.

"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
Artwork for U.S. vinyl releases; international releases that use this artwork have their own image variations
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)
Format
  • 7-inch single
  • 12-inch single
RecordedAugust 14–28, 1979
StudioVillage 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)
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Dim All the Lights"
(1979)		 "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
(1979)		 "On the Radio"
(1979)
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"The Main Event/Fight"
(1979)		 "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
(1979)		 "Kiss Me In the Rain"
(1980)

The song was recorded for Streisand's Wet album and also as a new track for Summer's compilation double album entitled On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II. The full-length version was found on Streisand's album, while a longer 11 minute plus version (the 12" version) was featured on Summer's album. The Summer version features additional production by frequent collaborator Harold Faltermeyer, and incorporates a harder rock edge. 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.

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 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]

Summer and Streisand never performed the song together live after recording it, although Summer did sing the song in concert with other female performers, including Tina Arena and her sister Mary Gaines Bernard. Streisand included the song as part of her Barbra Live concert tour (released as Back to Brooklyn), where she discussed Summer's recent passing and how she wished Donna were alive to sing the song together.

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

Personnel
  • Vocals: Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
  • Acoustic and Electric Piano: Greg Mathieson
  • Bass: Neil Stubenhaus
  • Drums: James Gadson
  • Guitar: Jay Graydon and Jeff Baxter
  • Background Vocals: Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Luther Vandross
  • Produced By Gary Klein for The Entertainment Company in association with Giorgio Moroder Productions
  • Arranged and Conducted by Greg Mathieson
  • Vocals arranged by Bruce Roberts, Paul Jabara and Luther Waters
  • Engineered by Juergen Koppers and John Arrias
  • Recorded at Village Recorders and Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Chart performance

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Gold 75,000^
Japan — 31,000[29]
Japan
(Twelve-inch single)		 — 23,000[29]
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Silver 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[31] Gold 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Cover versions
  • "Enough is Enough" was part of the medley of songs about men that Liza Minnelli and her back-up girls (The Demon Divas) sang in 1993's "Liza Minnelli: Live from Radio City Music Hall."
  • In 1993, k.d. lang and Erasure's Andy Bell performed the song live at the BRIT Awards and later recorded their duet for the soundtrack of the film Coneheads.
  • In 1994, Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown released a cover of the song which reached number 13 on the UK chart and number 19 in Ireland.[32]
  • Summer performed a new version of the song with Tina Arena for a live concert which aired on VH-1 called Live & More Encore in 1999. The song was included on the album, as well as on Tina Arena's compilation album Souvenirs, released in Australia in 2000. Summer also performed another live version with Westlife on the British ITV's "Discomania" in 2004.
  • In 2003, Telma Hopkins (as Phyllis) and Valarie Pettiford (as Big Dee Dee) performed the song in the episode "The Big Mother's of a Mother's Day Episode" on the comedy sitcom, Half & Half.
  • In 2004, Summer re-recorded the track with the Irish pop band Westlife for the compilation album, Discomania.
  • In 2004, Diana DeGarmo performed a cover of the song on American Idol as Summer served as a guest judge during Disco Week.
  • In 2008, Amber and Zelma Davis collaborated on a cover of the song.
  • In 2008, Ruth Lorenzo performed a cover of the song on The X Factor (UK) during disco week.
  • In 2009, Helena Vondráčková and Bára Basiková recorded the Czech-language rendering ""Mám toho dost" for Vondráčková's album Zustavaš tu se mnou.
  • In 2013, Sam Bailey performed a cover of the song on The X Factor (UK) during Week 4/Disco Week.
  • Kristin Chenoweth and Chelsea Packard perform the song on Chenoweth's 2014 album Coming Home recorded live at the Performing Arts Center of her home town Broken Arrow, OK.
  • In 2015, Marcia Hines and Brendan Maclean recorded and performed the track for their theatre show, "Velvet."
  • In 2016, Saara Aalto performed a cover of the song on The X Factor (UK) during Week 6/Disco Week.
  • Steps performed it as a medley along with their song "No More Tears on the Dancefloor" during their Party on the Dancefloor Tour in 2017.
  • In 2018, the song was included in the Broadway musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.

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.[33]

Sampling

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