"A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" is the 1960 follow up single to "Doggin' Around" performed by Jackie Wilson. Just as its predecessor, the single made it to number one on the R&B charts, where it stayed at the top spot for one month. "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend", also charted on the Hot 100 peaking at number fifteen.[1]
| "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Jackie Wilson | ||||
| from the album A Woman, a Lover, a Friend | ||||
| B-side | "(You Were Made for) All My Love" | |||
| Released | June 1960 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Brunswick | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sid Wyche | |||
| Jackie Wilson singles chronology | ||||
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Other versions
edit- The song was first time released by Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra in September 1959 as the B-side of the single "Keeping My Love for You".[2]
- An instrumental version appeared on the Booker T. & the M.G.'s album Green Onions in 1962.
- Otis Redding covered this song in 1964.
- It was also covered by Darius de Haas singing as the fictional character, “Shy Baldwin” on Season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 629.
- ^ Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - "Keeping My Love for You" / "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" (1958) single at www.45cat.com
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