When a Man Loves a Woman (Jody Watley song)

"When a Man Loves a Woman"
Single by Jody Watley
from the album Intimacy
Released	1994
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Larry Campbell, Jody Watley
Producer(s)	Art & Rhythm, (Remix Version) P.M. Dawn
Jody Watley singles chronology
"Your Love Keeps Working on Me" (1993) "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1994) "Ecstasy" (1994)
Music video
"When a Man Loves a Woman" on YouTube

"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jody Watley, released in 1994 as the final single from her fourth album, Intimacy (1993). The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard R&B Singles Chart and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Watley's first top-40 hit in the UK since "Friends" in 1989.

Critical reception

Bill Speed and John Martinucci from the Gavin Report described the song as "a monologue observing key elements of an unconditional relationship between a man and a woman." ^[1]

Track listings

• US cassette maxi-single

1. Album version
2. Remix version
3. D.J.'s club Mix
4. Instrumental version

• UK CD single

1. "When a Man Loves a Woman" (radio mix)
2. "When a Man Loves a Man" (BBG Deep mix edit)
3. "When a Woman Loves a Woman" (BBG Deep mix edit)
4. "Ecstasy" (B.Y.C. 12-inch)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position UK Singles (OCC) 33 UK Dance ( Music Week ) [2] 2 UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [3] 1 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) 15 US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) 8 US Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) 11

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position UK Club Chart (Music Week) [4] 31 US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) [5] 79

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	1994	12-inch vinyl cassette	MCA
United Kingdom	May 9, 1994	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[6]

References

1. Speed, Bill; Martinucci, John (January 14, 1994). "Gavin Urban — New Releases" (PDF). Gavin Report . Retrieved March 10, 2022.
2. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . May 21, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
3. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). April 30, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
4. "The RM Club Chart of the Year" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). December 24, 1994. p. 10. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
5. "Billboard R&B Singles - 1994" . Retrieved December 15, 2011.
6. "Single Releases". Music Week . May 7, 1994. p. 25.