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When a Man Loves a Woman (Jody Watley song)

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"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

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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."[1]

Track listings

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  • 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

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Release history

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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
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References

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  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.