"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" is a 1979 song recorded by American singers

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and

Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her musi ...

. It was written by

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and Bruce Roberts, and produced by

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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

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, and incorporates a harder rock edge. The single was released on both

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(Summer's label) and

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(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

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by the

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in early 1980. The 7" single was eventually

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, 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. "No More Tears" was also a big international hit, and made the top three in both Canada and the UK. 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.” 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

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and her sister

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. Streisand included the song as part of her 2012

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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.

Personnel

*Vocals: Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer *Acoustic and Electric Piano: Greg Mathieson *Bass:

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*Drums: James Gadson *Guitar: Jay Graydon and

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*Background Vocals: Julia Waters, Maxine Waters,

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*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

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and Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Parodies

Comedian

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recorded a parody version of the song as it might be performed by exercise guru

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'' actor

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. The song appears on Murphy's 1982 self-titled comedy album. On the UPN’s series “

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,” the song was performed in an episode by Phyllis (

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) and Big Dee Dee ( Valarie Pettitord).

Sampling

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singer

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used the 'enough is enough' line on her album ''

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''. It can be heard in the song "Mala (TeatroMix)". *An interpretation of "No More Tears" begins "Rainy Dayz" by

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and

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Kym Mazelle & Jocelyn Brown version

In 1994, American singers Kym Mazelle and

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released a cover of the song. It was produced by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken. The single peaked at number 13 in its second week at the

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, on June 12. It also charted in Australia, Belgium and Ireland, where it reached number 19. The single marked the first collaboration between producers Mike Stock and Matt Aitken since the split of the famous '80s production triumvirate with

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. The idea to record the Streisand/Summer song came from the head of the Bell label

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. Stock told in a 1994 interview, "The idea was to make something more camp and outrageous than k.d. lang and Andy Bell's recent version, which we found a bit drippy."

Critical reception

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from ''

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'' commented, "All we have to say is that we would have paid any price to have witnessed the recording session for the Kym Mazelle/Jocelyn Brown duet "No More Tears." No doubt it was the diva fest to end them all—not to mention true history in the making. Only a pair with the vocal seasoning of these

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legends could take on the

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attitude by

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& Aitken". Robbert Tilli from ''

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'' stated, "This remake is likely to be as big as a gay anthem as its forerunner was." Alan Jones from ''

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'' gave it four out of five, adding that when "these two mighty big mouths join together for a revamp" of the Streisand/Summer hit, "it will, of course, be a big hit." James Hamilton from the magazine's ''RM'' Dance Update deemed it a "Hi-NRG tempoed but cheesy" track.

Music video

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was made to accompany the song, directed by Max Giwa & Dani Pasquini, known as just Max & Dani. It was released on May 30 and features camp theatrics that collide in a beauty salon.

Track listing

* CD single, UK (1994) #"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Radio Edit) (Short Intro) – 4:56 #"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Radio Edit) (Full Intro) – 5:56 #"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Classic Disco Mix By Evolution) – 7:39 #"One More Time" – 4:14

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 1979 singles 1994 singles Barbra Streisand songs Donna Summer songs Amber (singer) songs Jocelyn Brown songs Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Number-one singles in Sweden Hi-NRG songs Disco songs Eurodance songs Songs with feminist themes Songs written by Bruce Roberts (singer) Songs written by Paul Jabara Female vocal duets Arista Records singles Casablanca Records singles Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder 1979 songs Song recordings produced by Gary Klein (producer)