Misplaced Pages

When a Man Loves a Woman (Jody Watley song)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "When a Man Loves a Woman" Jody Watley song – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
1994 single by Jody Watley
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
Single by Jody Watley
from the album Intimacy
Released1994
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Larry Campbell, Jody Watley
Producer(s)Art & Rhythm, (Remix Version) P.M. Dawn
Jody Watley singles chronology
"Your Love Keeps Working on Me"
(1993)
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
(1994)
"Ecstasy"
(1994)

"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jody Watley, released in 1994 as the final single from her fourth album, Intimacy (1993). The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard R&B Singles Chart and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Watley's first top-40 hit in the UK since "Friends" in 1989.

Critical reception

Bill Speed and John Martinucci from the Gavin Report described the song as "a monologue observing key elements of an unconditional relationship between a man and a woman."

Track listings

  • US cassette maxi-single
  1. Album version
  2. Remix version
  3. D.J.'s club Mix
  4. Instrumental version
  • UK CD single
  1. "When a Man Loves a Woman" (radio mix)
  2. "When a Man Loves a Man" (BBG Deep mix edit)
  3. "When a Woman Loves a Woman" (BBG Deep mix edit)
  4. "Ecstasy" (B.Y.C. 12-inch)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 33
UK Dance (Music Week) 2
UK Club Chart (Music Week) 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 15
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) 8
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
UK Club Chart (Music Week) 31
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) 79

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 1994
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
MCA
United Kingdom May 9, 1994
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette

References

  1. Speed, Bill; Martinucci, John (January 14, 1994). "Gavin Urban — New Releases" (PDF). Gavin Report. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  2. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 21, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). April 30, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. "The RM Club Chart of the Year" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). December 24, 1994. p. 10. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  5. "Billboard R&B Singles - 1994". Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  6. "Single Releases". Music Week. May 7, 1994. p. 25.
Jody Watley
Studio albums
Compilations
Remix albums
Singles
Featured singles
Related topics
Stub icon

This 1990s pop song-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: