If You Can't Be My Woman

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"If You Can't Be My Woman"
Song by Boones Farm
from the album Boones Farm
B-side "Start Today"
Released1972
Length3:00
Label Columbia 4-45623
Songwriter(s) G. Stovall, K. Sprague
Producer(s) Jim Messina
Boones Farm singles chronology
"If You Can't Be My Woman"
(1972)		"Good Old Feelin'"
(1972)

"If You Can't Be My Woman" was a chart hit for country-rock band, Boones Farm, charting for two weeks in 1972. It has also been recorded by female artists as "If I Can't Be Your Woman".

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Background

Written by Gary Dalton and Kent Sprague aka Gary Dalton and Kent Dubarri, [1] [2] the single, "If You Can't Be My Woman" backed with "Start Today" was produced by Jim Messina and released on Columbia 4–45623 in May / June 1972. The June 3 issue of Billboard had it in the New Radio Action and Billboard Single Pick. [3] [4] Cash Box were also picking it as a hit in their June, 3 issue. [5] It was also a Record World Single Pick in the June 17 edition. The reviewer noted the soft harmonic vocals and acoustic guitar strumming, and gave a suggestion for the listener to "Get into it". [6]

Airplay and charting

Along with singles, "Motorcycle Mama" by Sailcat, "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce and "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone, Boones Farm's single "If You Can't Be My Woman" was active on the Top 40 station KLEO Wichita play list for the week of July 8. [7] On July 15, it was still on KLEO's play list. [8] It was on the WIXY-Cleveland play list by July 22. [9] By July 29, it was on the WMEX-Boston play list. It was also charting and at #124 in the Cash Box Looking Ahead Chart, just behind "Baby I'm For Real" by Esther Phillips. [10] [11] On its second week it was at #114. [12]

Charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
Looking Ahead Chart (Cash Box) [13] [14] 114

Other versions

Lynn Anderson recorded the song which was released in 1972 as "If I Can't Be Your Woman". [15] The song also appeared on the 1975 Across the Water album by Vicky Leandros. [16] [17] Betty LaVette also recorded her version of "If I Can't Be Your Woman" that was released in 2000. Ricky Koole recorded a Dutch version with some changes. It was released as "Niets meer voor mij" in 2011. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Boones Farm, If You Can't Be My Woman
  2. ↑ Second Hand Songs - Song, If You Can't Be My Woman, Written by Kent Dubarri, Gary Dalton, Versions
  3. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Boones Farm, If You Can't Be My Woman
  4. ↑ Billboard , June 3, 1972 - Page 52 POP
  5. ↑ Cash Box, June 3, 1972 - Page 2 "If You Can't Be My Woman will make Boones Farm an instant headliner.
  6. ↑ Record World, June 17, 1972 - Page 34 Record World Single Picks
  7. ↑ Cash Box, July 8, 1972 - Page 22 Additions To Radio Playlists, A broad view of the titles many of radio's key Top 40 stations added to their "Playlists" last week, KLEO-WICHITA
  8. ↑ Cash Box, July 15, 1972 - Page 18 Additions To Radio Playlists, A broad view of the titles many of radio's key Top 40 stations added to their "Playlists" last week, KLEO-WICHITA
  9. ↑ Cash Box, July 22, 1972 - Page 14 Additions To Radio Playlists, A broad view of the titles many of radio's key Top 40 stations added to their "Playlists" last week, WIXY-CLEVELAND
  10. ↑ Cash Box, July 29, 1972 - Additions To Radio Playlists, A broad view of the titles many of radio's key Top 40 stations added to their "Playlists" last week, WMEX-BOSTON
  11. ↑ Cash Box, July 29, 1972 - Page 28 LOOKING AHEAD
  12. ↑ Cash Box, August 5, 1972 - Page 31 LOOKING AHEAD
  13. ↑ Cash Box, July 29, 1972 - Page 28 LOOKING AHEAD
  14. ↑ Cash Box, August 5, 1972 - Page 31 LOOKING AHEAD
  15. ↑ Second Hand Songs - Song, If You Can't Be My Woman, Written by Kent Dubarri, Gary Dalton, Versions
  16. ↑ GetSongbpm - ACROSS THE WATER, Vicky Leandros
  17. ↑ Songtexte.com - If I Can't Be Your Woman Songtext von Vicky Leandros
  18. ↑ Second Hand Songs - Song, If You Can't Be My Woman, Written by Kent Dubarri, Gary Dalton, Versions
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