▁films . ▁As ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁ended , ▁Stre is and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁female ▁singer ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁– ▁only ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁and ▁The ▁Beat les ▁had ▁sold ▁more ▁albums . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁she ▁released ▁her ▁best - s elling ▁effort ▁to ▁date , ▁the ▁Barry ▁Gib b - produ ced ▁Gu ilty . ▁The ▁album ▁contained ▁the ▁hits ▁" W oman ▁in ▁Love " ▁( which ▁spent ▁several ▁weeks ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁pop ▁charts ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 ), ▁" Gu ilty ", ▁and ▁" What ▁Kind ▁of ▁F ool ". ▁ ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁largely ▁ign oring ▁Broadway ▁and ▁traditional ▁pop ▁music ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁more ▁contemporary ▁material , ▁Stre is and ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁musical - the ater ▁roots ▁with ▁ 1 9 8 5 ' s ▁The ▁Broadway ▁Album , ▁which ▁was ▁unexpected ly ▁successful , ▁holding ▁the ▁cov et ed ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁Billboard ▁position ▁for ▁three ▁straight ▁weeks , ▁and ▁being ▁cert ified ▁quad ru ple ▁plat in um . ▁The ▁album ▁featured ▁t unes ▁by ▁Rod gers ▁and ▁Ham mer stein , ▁George ▁G ers h win , ▁Jer ome ▁K ern , ▁and ▁Stephen ▁S ond heim , ▁who ▁was ▁persu aded ▁to ▁re work ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁songs ▁especially ▁for ▁this ▁recording . ▁The ▁Broadway ▁Album ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁acc laim , ▁including ▁a ▁Gram my ▁nom ination ▁for ▁album