Islands in the Stream
- This articles refers to the song. Islands in the Stream is also a posthumously published novel by Ernest Hemingway.
"Islands in the Stream" was a 1983 hit country music single for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, written by the Bee Gees (whose vocals also appear on the record). It was the first single from Rogers' album Eyes That See in the Dark and the second pop number-one for both Rogers and Parton (Rogers having been there with 1980's "Lady" and Parton with 1981's "9 to 5"). They went on to record a Christmas album together, and had an additional country hit with their 1985 duet "Real Love". The Gibb Brothers had originally written the song for Diana Ross.
It is a love song between two people who need no one else. The chorus runs: "Islands in the stream, that is what we are, no one in between, how can we be wrong, sail away with me to another world, and we rely on each other uh huh, from one lover to another un huh..."
Its two weeks as Billboard Hot 100 number-one was preceded by "Total Eclipse of the Heart," performed by Bonnie Tyler, and followed by "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie.
The song was sampled on Pras Michel's 1998 hit song "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)".
In 2001, the Bee Gees released their own version of the song on a greatest hits compilation. Robin Gibb performed lead vocals on the track, which included (part of) the chorus from "Ghetto Supastar".
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References
- The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits
