One Woman

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"One Woman"
Jade-One Woman.jpg
Single by Jade
from the album Jade to the Max
Released1993
Length4:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Vassal Benford
  • Ronald Spearman
Producer(s) Vassal Benford
Jade singles chronology
"Don't Walk Away"
(1992)
"One Woman"
(1993)
"Looking for Mr. Do Right"
(1993)
Music video
"One Woman" Video on YouTube

"One Woman" is a song by American girl group Jade, [1] released in 1993 by Giant and Reprise as the third single from their debut album, Jade to the Max (1992). The song was the follow-up to their successful hit single "Don't Walk Away" and peaked at number 22 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. It was written by Vassal Benford and Ronald Spearman, and produced by Benford.

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Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song three out of five, writing, "Tonya, Joi and Di wrap their tonsils round a styllsh and sophisticated soul ballad that is already getting heavy play from specialist radio and has great crossover potential. The addition of radically different mixes of their hit "Don't Walk Away" should give it added impetus." [2]

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [3] 74
Europe (European Dance Radio) [4] 13
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 22
UK Airplay (ERA) [6] 42
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 22
US Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) [8] 16
US Rhythmic Top 40 ( Billboard ) [9] 3
US Cash Box Top 100 [10] 19

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States1993
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
United KingdomSeptember 6, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Giant [11]

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