When a Woman

"When a Woman"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Rise
Released	5 June 2000
Format	CD single, cassette single
Recorded	1999
Genre	Pop, R&B, disco, soul
Length	3:12
Label	Go Beat, Universal Records
Writer(s)	Gabrielle, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Rise" (2000) "When a Woman" (2000) "Should I Stay" (2000)

"When a Woman" is a song by English recording artist Gabrielle. Written along with Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher, it was released as the third single from her third album Rise in June 2000. The song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and was the second-highest charting single from the album. It became Gabrielle's eighth top ten hit.

Track listings

UK CD: 1 (GOBCD 27)

1. "When a Woman" (album version)
2. "When a Woman" (Seb Fontaine mix – 12" edit)
3. "When a Woman" (Bini & Martini Power mix – 12" edit)
4. "When a Woman" (Restless Natives Groove mix) (featuring MC DT)

UK CD: 2 (GOLCD 27)

1. "When a Woman" (album version)
2. "Rise" (acoustic)
3. "Make You Wanna Holler" (The R'n'B Joyride mix)

UK Cassette (GOBMC 27)

1. "When a Woman" (album version)
2. "Rise" (acoustic)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1]	13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2]	6
Germany (Official German Charts)[3]	65
Ireland (IRMA)	27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4]	59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]	30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	6

In popular culture

In a 2006 episode of British soap opera Emmerdale, the chorus was played as characters Viv Windsor and Bob Hope rekindled after he failed to make it to their wedding due to a vasectomy reversal and was found by Viv with his ex-wife Vonda Lockhart, who was actually just giving a lift to the venue.

References

1. "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
2. "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
3. "Musicline.de – Gabrielle Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gabrielle search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
5. "Swisscharts.com – Gabrielle – When a Woman". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-11-26.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics