Woman to Woman (Shirley Brown song)
"Woman to Woman" | ||||
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Single by Shirley Brown | ||||
from the album Woman to Woman | ||||
B-side | "Yes Sir, Brother" | |||
Released | August 1974 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | Truth[1] TRA-3206 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Homer Banks Eddie Marion Henderson Thigpen | |||
Producer(s) | Al Jackson Jr., Jim Stewart | |||
Shirley Brown singles chronology | ||||
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"Woman to Woman" is the title of a 1974 deep soul single recorded by Shirley Brown for whom it was a #1 R&B hit.
The song was written by James Banks, Eddie Marion and Henderson Thigpen, who had previously written hits for
"Woman to Woman" was first offered to
Reportedly selling a million units in its first eight weeks of release, "Woman to Woman" spent two weeks at #1 on Billboard magazine's Hot Soul Singles chart in November 1974 and crossed-over to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking there at #22.[4] The song is notable for being the last big hit for Stax Records.
Chart history
Chart (1974–75) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Top Singles | 38 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
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Answer song
In 1975 Barbara Mason had a hit with "From His Woman to You" which was an answer song to "Woman to Woman", the line "Barbara this is Shirley" from Brown's recording being spliced on to the opening of Mason's recording.[3] The song debuted on the charts four weeks following Brown's hit, peaking at #28 (U.S.).[5] On the R&B chart, it reached #3.
Cover versions
In 1978, a C&W rendition of "Woman to Woman" provided a hit for Barbara Mandrell, peaking at #4 on the Billboard magazine C&W chart and crossing over to #92 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] marking Mandrell's first Hot 100 appearance. "Woman to Woman" was also Mandrell's first single to rank on the Billboard Adult Contemporary (aka Easy Listening) chart, where it peaked at #49. Mandrell's rendition maintained the spoken intro as heard on Brown's, with the modification that as spoken by Mandrell the intro mentions no personal names whereas Brown had opened with: "Hello may I speak to Barbara? Barbara, this is Shirley".[6] Mandrell's rendition of "Woman to Woman" appears on her album Love's Ups and Downs.
In 1994, a cover by Jewell featured on the soundtrack to the film Murder Was the Case starring Snoop Dogg. Jewell's version sampled Shirley Brown's original and peaked at #16 on the R&B chart and #72 on the Billboard Hot 100.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Shirley Brown – Woman To Woman / Yes Sir Brother – Truth – USA – TRA-3206". 45cat.com. 1974-09-07. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ a b c d "Shirley Brown Part 1".
- ^ a b John Abbey. "SHIRLEY BROWN JANUARY 1975 INTERVIEW WOMAN TO WOMAN AND MEN, TOO". Archived from the original on 2018-11-19.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 85.
- ^ ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Woman to Woman (Song by Barbara Mandrell) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".