Woman's Gotta Have It (song)

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"Woman's Gotta Have It"
Single by Bobby Womack
from the album Understanding
B-side "(If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back"
Released1972
Recorded1972
Genre
Length3:30
Label UA 50902
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack singles chronology
"That's The Way I Feel About Cha"
(1972)
"Woman's Gotta Have It"
(1972)
"Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)"
(1972)

"Woman's Gotta Have It" is a song written by Darryl Carter, Bobby Womack and Linda Womack. The song was recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Contents

Song background

The idea for the song came from a marital situation that Darryl Carter knew of where the wife was about to "tip out" on an unresponsive husband. [1] Carter and Linda Womack (the daughter of Sam Cooke and one-time stepdaughter of Bobby who later married Bobby's brother, Cecil) originally wrote the song with Jackie Wilson in mind. [1]

Chart performance

Released as a single from Bobby's 1972 album Understanding , it reached number one on the R&B chart and peaked at number 60 on the pop chart in the US. [2]

Wendy Matthews' version

"Woman's Gotta Have It"
Woman's Got to Have It by Wendy Matthews.png
Single by Wendy Matthews
from the album Émigré
ReleasedJanuary 1991
Genre Pop
Label RooART
Producer(s) Ricky Fataar
Wendy Matthews singles chronology
"Token Angels"
(1990)
"Woman's Gotta Have It"
(1991)
"Let's Kiss (Like Angels Do)"
(1991)

Australian recording artist Wendy Matthews released a version of the song in January 1991 as the second single from her debut solo studio album, Émigré . The song peaked at number 34 on the ARIA Charts.

Track listing

CD/7" single

  1. "Woman's Gotta Have It" - 4:21
  2. "Acid Rain" - 3:27

12" single

  1. "Woman's Gotta Have It" (Club Mix)
  2. "Acid Rain"
  3. "Woman's Gotta Have It" (Club Dub)
  4. "Token Angels"

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 34

Other versions

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