Columbia Records’ press release for this album said:
Barbra Streisand is set to release A Collection—Greatest Hits ... and More, which groups many of the 80s recordings that made her the most renowned and best selling American female singer in pop music history. In addition to 10 classic recordings, the album also contains two brand new songs, including the debut single, “We're Not Makin’ Love Anymore,” written by Columbia recording artist Michael Bolton and Diane Warren, and produce by Narada Michael Walden. The single is in store September 14 [1989]. The LP is in store October 3rd.
The other new song, “Someone That I Used To Love,” was written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin, and produced by Masser ...
Barbra's liner notes read:
A philosophy ascribed to the American Indian says, "As the Earth provides for us, so must we nurture and protect the Earth." I am hopeful that the present generation will help preserve this planet, our only home, for future generations. With love, Barbra
“We’re Not Making Love Anymore,” was a ballad that Michael Bolton co-wrote with the talented Diane Warren. In his autobiography he wrote, “Diane and I debated which artists to send it to. We felt [the song] deserved someone mature enough to sing it with the right kind of passion, which means the right voice as well as the right life experience. We agreed the perfect match would be Barbra Streisand, who possessed that rare combination of a Stradivarius-quality voice and a gift for storytelling in song.”
Narada Michael Walden (pictured with Streisand) produced and arranged “We’re Not Making Love Anymore.”
“When she came to the studio I heard she was very difficult to work with, so what I did is I put 100 candles in the studio,” Walden said. “So, when she first walked in, all is she saw was 100 flickering lights. That disarmed her and made her kind of relax for a moment. Then, I went to the piano with her to kind of go over the song and that was really comforting for her that we could go to the piano to work things out. This also helped her relax. By the time we were ready to sing, she was fine. Then, you go to the microphones and you hear her voice coming over the speakers, then you know—it’s BARBRA STREISAND, which is always fantastic. She has a great tone and a great presence.”
Narada Michael Walden added, “The one thing I found I could really help her with was her phrasing and rhythm cause there’s a lot of rhythm in that song, even though it seems subtle. It’s not loose like the song, ‘People’, it’s ‘We’re Not Making Love Anymore’ — you know what I mean, put it in the pocket. She was sad because she was going through a big break up with Don Johnson at the time.”
Michael Bolton told interviewer Chris Yandek: “A friend of mine produced the song she did ‘We’re Not Making Love Anymore’ and they asked me if I wanted to come in and do the vocals with her and I said, ‘I had a lot of faith’ ... I love my relationship with Barbra just as it is and if she’s going to record music of mine, I want that to keep going and you know I can’t wait to hear the record.’ They sent it to me and she was phenomenal.”
Columbia Records produced a music video for “We’re Not Making Love Anymore” which was filmed to promote A Collection: Greatest Hits ... And More. The video featured Barbra singing in a penthouse suite, while the rain outside blew the silk curtains dramatically. The exterior shots of the building were filmed at L.A.’s art deco Argyle Hotel. Jim Shea directed the video (he also directed the music video for 1999’s “If You Ever Leave Me”).
Another new song on the album, “Someone That I Used to Love,” was written by Gerald Goffin and Michael Masser. In 1989 Masser also produced Streisand's recording of “Halfway Through the Night,” a song he wrote with Cynthia Weil. It was not included on this or any other Streisand album to date.
