If You Ever Leave Me

"If You Ever Leave Me" is a vocal duet between American singers Barbra Streisand and Vince Gill. The song was written by Richard Marx, and produced by Marx and David Foster. It first appeared as a song on Streisand's twenty-eighth studio album, A Love Like Ours (1999), and was released as an international CD single that included three additional tracks, two of which were recorded during the A Love Like Ours sessions but were not included on the album.^[1] The song later was included on Streisand's Duets album, released in 2002.^[2]

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Critical reception

The song was well received among music critics. J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun described it as "pop-oriented fare", that "offers an impressive emotional depth."^[3] Chuck Taylor from Billboard declared it as a "luscious power ballad", noting that "it's hard to imagine a better combination of mature voices than that on this tantalizing song about needing to spend every minute with the one you love". He also felt that "thanks to silken production from Marx and David Foster, this one ranks up there with classics like 'Comin' In And Out Of Your Life' and 'Woman In Love'".^[4] An editor from Drogheda Independent commented, "The it Vince Gill meets the technical precision of Barbra Streisand. Magic. Two singers from very different genres come together for the duet of the year." The editor concluded, that "this is a beautiful love song that gets better the more you play it."^[5] People Magazine stated in their review of A Love Like Ours, that songs like "If You Ever Leave Me" "stand out simply because they don't drip with sentimentality and because Streisand allows a bit of blues to creep into her vocals."^[6]

Chart performance

"If You Ever Leave Me" was released to country radio and peaked at number 62 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[7] On December 5, 1999, its accompanying music video became the third most played video on CMT.^[8] It also peaked at number 26 in the UK^[9] and number 92 in Australia.

Production

Source:^[1]

Producers and arrangers: David Foster and Richard Marx
Orchestra arranger and conductor: William Ross (composer)
Engineer: Felipe Elgueta and Humberto Gatica
Mixer: Mick Guzauski
Mastering: Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Executive Producers: Barbra Streisand and Jay Landers

Track listing

Source:^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If You Ever Leave Me"	Richard Marx	4:36
2.	"Just Because"	Jeremy Lubbock, Mervyn Warren	3:25
3.	"Let's Start Right Now"	Abel Silva, Cristóvão Bastos, Roxanne Seeman	4:59
4.	"At The Same Time"	Ann Hampton Callaway	4:16

Charts

Chart performance for "If You Ever Leave Me"
Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	92
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)	29
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	90
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	82
Scotland (Official Charts Company)^[13]	26
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	26
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[15]	62

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Barbra Streisand / Vince Gill - If You Ever Leave Me". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ "Duets by Barbra Streisand on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ Considine, J.D. (1999-10-01). "Music: CD reviews". The Baltimore Sun. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-01-07 – via Eugene Register-Guard.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 1999-10-23. p. 31. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
^ "Also On Release". Drogheda Independent. 1999-10-29. p.69. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
^ "Picks and Pans Review: A Love Like Ours". People. 1999-10-25. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2000-01-29). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1999-12-18). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "barbra-streisand | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 270.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
^ "Barbra Streisand with Vince Gill - If You Ever Leave Me". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

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1960s singles	"Miss Marmelstein" "Happy Days Are Here Again" "People" "I Am Woman" "My Man" "Second Hand Rose" "Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)" "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" "Jingle Bells?" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)" "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" "Hello, Dolly!"
1970s singles	"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" "Stoney End" "Flim Flam Man" "Where You Lead" "Mother" "Sweet Inspiration" / "Where You Lead" "Sing" / "Make Your Own Kind of Music" "Didn't We" "If I Close My Eyes" "The Way We Were" "All in Love Is Fair" "Guava Jelly" "Jubilation" "How Lucky Can You Get" "My Father's Song" "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" "My Heart Belongs to Me" "Songbird" "Prisoner (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars)" "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" "The Main Event/Fight" "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
1980s singles	"Woman in Love" "Guilty" "What Kind of Fool" "Promises" "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" "Memory" "The Way He Makes Me Feel" "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" "Left in the Dark" "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" "Somewhere" "Send In the Clowns" "Till I Loved You" "All I Ask of You" "What Were We Thinking Of" "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" "Someone That I Used to Love"
1990s singles	"Speak Low" "The Music of the Night" "As If We Never Said Goodbye" "I've Got a Crush on You" "I Finally Found Someone" "Tell Him" "I've Dreamed of You" "If You Ever Leave Me"
2000s singles	"I Won't Be the One to Let Go" "Stranger in a Strange Land" "Night of My Life" "Come Tomorrow" "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
2010s singles	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" "When You Wish Upon a Star" "It Had to Be You" "What Kind of Fool" "Enough Is Enough 2017" "Don't Lie to Me"
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Studio albums	The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield Down to My Last Bad Habit Okie
Compilation albums	Souvenirs Icon
Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection
Extended plays	Turn Me Loose
Notable singles	"If It Weren't for Him" (with Rosanne Cash) "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "Never Alone" "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) "When I Call Your Name" "Never Knew Lonely" "Pocket Full of Gold" "Liza Jane" "Look at Us" "Take Your Memory with You" "I Still Believe in You" "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" "No Future in the Past" "One More Last Chance" "Tryin' to Get Over You" "Whenever You Come Around" "What the Cowgirls Do" "When Love Finds You" "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" "You Better Think Twice" "Go Rest High on That Mountain" "High Lonesome Sound" "Worlds Apart" "Pretty Little Adriana" "A Little More Love" "You and You Alone" "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" "Kindly Keep It Country" "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Shoot Straight from Your Heart" "Next Big Thing" "Someday"
Guest singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) "House of Love" (with Amy Grant) "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "It's Not Over" (with Mark Chesnutt and Alison Krauss) "If You Ever Leave Me" (with Barbra Streisand) "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) "I Just Can't Help Believing" (with B. J. Thomas) "Sober Saturday Night" (with Chris Young)
Other songs	"Here We Are" "I Can't Tell You Why"
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