stɹˈeɪsænd ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt ɡˈɪb tə ɹˈaɪt sˈɔŋz fɔːɹ hɜː nˈuː ˈælbəm—ɪnˈɪʃəli hiː wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə ɹˈaɪt ɔːɹ kˈoʊɹˈaɪt ˈoʊnli hˈæf ðɪ ˈælbəm, bˌʌt ðə pɹˈɑːsɛs wɛnt sˌoʊ wˈɛl hiː ˈɛndᵻd ˌʌp dˌuːɪŋ ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚɹ ˈælbəm.
Streisand approached Gibb to write songs for her new album—initially he was going to write or co-write only half the album, but the process went so well he ended up doing the entire album.