| "She's a Woman" | ||||
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| Single by The Beatles | ||||
| A-side | "I Feel Fine" | |||
| Released | 23 November 1964 (US) 27 November 1964 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 8 October 1964 Abbey Road Studios |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:03 3:05 (untrimmed version) |
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| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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"She's a Woman" is a song by The Beatles. It was released as the B-side to "I Feel Fine" in 1964, their last single release that year. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 from frequent airplay.
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The song, penned by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon/McCartney), was his attempt at imitating the vocal style of Little Richard. This is why the song is in such a high register, even for McCartney's tenor range. Some takes of the song (especially recordings of live concerts) feature an extended outro. The lyrics "turn me on,", were as John Lennon was quoted saying, "so excited to say 'turn me on' — you know, about marijuana and all that... using it as an expression." [1]
The structure of the song is fairly simple, with the melody carried mostly by McCartney's voice. His bass and a backing piano produce a countermelody, with Lennon's and George Harrison's guitars playing chords on the backbeat. During the first verse, the piano also plays chords on the upbeats. Harrison also plays a bright guitar solo during the middle eight.
In the US, the song was released on the Capitol album Beatles '65, and is presented in a duophonic mix featuring a layer of reverb added by executive Dave Dexter, Jr. A true stereo version of the song can be found on the Past Masters, Volume 1 CD. There is also another stereo version that sounds the same but with McCartney's count-in which appears on the CD EP boxset. The song is heard being played on a tape recorder in the cavern scene in the movie Help!.
The Beatles started including the song in their live shows in 1965. One of the versions of the song can also be found on the Beatles' live album, Live At the Hollywood Bowl.
MacDonald was not sure whether McCartney or Harrison played the lead guitar solo. He said that "on the basis of sound and style", it was probably McCartney.[2]
Cover versions include Jeff Beck's instrumental jazz fusion version featuring a talk box from his 1975 album Blow by Blow, along with latin jazz version by Joe DeRenzo from his Core Beliefs album and ESC's Beatles compilation Step Inside LOVE. Also a pop-reggae reading by Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks. José Feliciano also has a cover version of this song. Chet Atkins has an instrumental version. Other artists who have covered the song include The Churchills and Jess & James.
McCartney performed the song on Unplugged in 1991.
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