Difference between revisions of "Let A Woman B A Woman"
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|First appeared on = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love]: ''[[Album: In A Word Or 2|In A Word Or 2]]'' (1993) | |First appeared on = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love]: ''[[Album: In A Word Or 2|In A Word Or 2]]'' (1993) | ||
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− | |Relevant version text = The song was performed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] on a date of the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] nine months before its release on her [[Album: In A Word Or 2|In A Word Or 2]]. Although that album contains two songs co-written by [[Prince]], he was not involved in that song. The title and line "Let A | + | |Relevant version text = The song was performed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] on a date of the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] nine months before its release on her [[Album: In A Word Or 2|In A Word Or 2]]. Although that album contains two songs co-written by [[Prince]], he was not involved in that song. The title and line "Let a woman be A woman" is taken and sampled from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyke_and_the_Blazers Dyke And The Blazers Dyke] 1969 song [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_a_Woman_Be_a_Woman Let A Woman Be A Woman]. Coincidentally, the full line of the song Dyke And The Blazers Dyke] ("Let a woman be a woman, let a man be a man") was also used in [[Gett Off]] (sung by [[Rosie Gaines]] and not sampled from this song). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] started working with [[Prince]] and [[Carmen Electra]]’s [[Album: Carmen Electra|album]] in late 1991 - early 1992, and it is possible that her track was influenced by [[Gett Off]] as she rapped her verses on this song when she was invited to perform on stage. |
|Composed by = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marley_Marl Marley Marl] | |Composed by = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marley_Marl Marley Marl] | ||
|First known live performance = [[20 June 1992|20 June 1992: Earls Court, London, England]] <small> (Only known performance - Lyrics only sung by Monie Love in [[Gett Off]]) </small> | |First known live performance = [[20 June 1992|20 June 1992: Earls Court, London, England]] <small> (Only known performance - Lyrics only sung by Monie Love in [[Gett Off]]) </small> |
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- First appeared on: Monie Love: In A Word Or 2 (1993)
- Trivia: The song was performed by Monie Love on a date of the Diamonds And Pearls Tour nine months before its release on her In A Word Or 2. Although that album contains two songs co-written by Prince, he was not involved in that song. The title and line "Let a woman be A woman" is taken and sampled from the Dyke And The Blazers Dyke 1969 song Let A Woman Be A Woman. Coincidentally, the full line of the song Dyke And The Blazers Dyke] ("Let a woman be a woman, let a man be a man") was also used in Gett Off (sung by Rosie Gaines and not sampled from this song). Monie Love started working with Prince and Carmen Electra’s album in late 1991 - early 1992, and it is possible that her track was influenced by Gett Off as she rapped her verses on this song when she was invited to perform on stage.
- Composed by: Monie Love and Marley Marl
Performed by Prince
- First and last known live performance: 20 June 1992: Earls Court, London, England (Only known performance - Lyrics only sung by Monie Love in Gett Off)
- Played live in: 1992 (sung by Monie Love)