"This Woman" is a song written by Barry Gibb and Albhy Galuten and was performed by American country recording artist Kenny Rogers. It reached No. 2 in the US Adult Contemporary Chart and No. 23 in the US Pop Chart.[2] It was published by Gibb Brothers Music and Unichappell Music.[3]

RCA pushed "This Woman" to pop radio, but the country stations flipped to the song's B-side "Buried Treasure".[1] In Germany, "This Woman"'s B-side was "Hold Me", another track from the album.[4] This song was recorded in May 1983 released in late 1983 in the US, and early 1984 outside the US.

Personnel

Weekly charts

Chart (1983–84) Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 23
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 2

Barry Gibb version

The original Barry Gibb demo version was released in late 2006 in iTunes on The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos[8] The song has a choppy verse with a style more like Miami than Nashville.,[1] with Gibb singing lead and harmony on the chorus. Gibb's version of the song was recorded around January 1983, along with two songs, "You and I" and "Midsummer Nights".[1]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c d Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1983". Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. ^ Billboard: Top Adult Contemporary Singles (22 December 1984). 22 December 1984. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. ^ Kenny Rogers – This Woman / Buried Treasure at Discogs
  4. ^ Kenny Rogers – This Woman / Hold Me at Discogs
  5. ^ "Las canciones más populares en América Latina". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). January 20, 1984. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  8. ^ .Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 2006". Retrieved 14 February 2013.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Woman_(Kenny_Rogers_song)
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