Difference between revisions of "American Woman"

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|first live appearance = [[18 December 1999|18 December 1999: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz] lead vocals)</small>; [[27_May 2000-am|27 May 2000 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(lyrical interpolation during [[Days Of Wild]])</small><br>
 
|first live appearance = [[18 December 1999|18 December 1999: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz] lead vocals)</small>; [[27_May 2000-am|27 May 2000 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(lyrical interpolation during [[Days Of Wild]])</small><br>
*[[15_July 2000-am|15 July 2000 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(first and only known full performance by [[Prince]])</small><br>
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* [[24 October 2015|24 October 2015: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small> ''(instrumental)'' </small><br>
 
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz] lead vocals)</small>, [[All Concerts#2000|2000]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz] lead vocals)</small>, [[All Concerts#2000|2000]]

Revision as of 18:01, 9 October 2021

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American Woman

HomeVideoRaveUn2TheYear2000.jpg
from the home video Rave Un2 The Year 2000
Song details
Performer: Lenny Kravitz and SymbolSmallerBlue.png
First Released: 5 June 2000 - Rave Un2 The Year 2000 (Europe VHS and DVD)
Album(s): None
Writer(s): Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson and Jim Kale
Producer(s): Prince (assumed, no official credits given)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • None
Performed occasionally in shows:

American Woman, a live cover version of the track by The Guess Who, was released as the seventh track on the Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS and DVD. The song is performed by Lenny Kravitz and Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png). No audio-only version of this performance has been released.

The song was the title track of The Guess Who’ sixth album released in 1972, and as a single the same year. American Woman was later covered by Lenny Kravitz for the Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack and released as a single in 1999 (Kravitz won the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance award at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000 with this song).

This track is not believed to have been recorded in the studio by Prince.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
n/a n/a This track is not believed to have been recorded in the studio by Prince
Recording Personnel

N.B. - recording personnel below refer to released live version; this track is not known to have been recorded in the studio by Prince


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
American Woman n/a n/a n/a There have been no audio-only releases of this track on 'hard-format'.
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
American Woman 6:54 Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS and DVD Live 18 December 1999: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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