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"Gypsy Woman " is a 1961 rhythm and blues song written by Curtis Mayfield and recorded by his group the Impressions . The group's first single following the departure of lead singer Jerry Butler , it reached No. 2 on the US Billboard R&B chart , No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and number 17 on the Cash Box chart. It also appeared on the group's 1963 eponymous debut album . Joe Bataan (1967), Brian Hyland (1970), Bobby Womack (1985), Steve Marriott (1989), and Santana (1990) covered this song.
According to a 1995 British interview, Mayfield wrote "Gypsy Woman" when he was 12 years old.[4]
Brian Hyland version [ edit ]
In 1970, Brian Hyland recorded his version of the song, produced by Del Shannon and featuring Max Crook on keyboards which went up to Number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and in Canada,[5] and number 4 in South Africa.[6]
Hyland's version became a gold record . In that same year 1970, Major Lance also recorded the song.[7]
Santana version [ edit ]
Santana covered "Gypsy Woman" in 1990, from the album Spirits Dancing in the Flesh . It was released as a single and charted on both Adult Contemporary charts of the US and Canada, at numbers 31 and 29 respectively.
Chart history [ edit ]
Weekly charts [ edit ]
The Impressions
Brian Hyland version
Santana cover
Year-end charts [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Cogan, Jim; Clark, William (2003). Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios . San Francisco, California, USA: Chronicle Books. p. 133. ISBN 0-8118-3394-1 .
^ "discogs.com" . Discogs . September 1961. Retrieved June 8, 2021 .
^ Huey, Steve. "The Impressions [Awards]" . AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2014 .
^ "Curtis Mayfield: Darker Than Blue (1995)" . YouTube .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1970-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-16 .
^ a b "SA Charts 1965–March 1989" . Retrieved 5 September 2018 .
^ Gypsy Woman Retrieved 13 May 2022
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 23, 1961" . Tropicalglen.com . Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1970-12-05. Retrieved 2019-03-24 .
^ "Official Charts Company" . Officialcharts.com . 1971-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-08 .
^ Ankeny, Jason. "Brian Hyland [Awards]" . AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2014 .
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles" . Tropicalglen.com . Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1990-09-22. Retrieved 2019-03-24 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1990-10-06. Retrieved 2019-03-23 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . collectionscanada.gc.ca . 17 July 2013.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X .
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