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| "Woman of the World" | |
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| Song by Aerosmith | |
| from the album Get Your Wings | |
| Released | March 15, 1974 |
| Studio | Record Plant (New York City) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:50 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Jack Douglas |
Woman of the World is a song by American rock band, Aerosmith on their second album, Get Your Wings . "Woman of the World" was written by Steven Tyler and former Chain Reaction band-mate, Don Solomon.
The song was performed constantly during the mid-seventies. The B-Side to the song is "Spaced." The first time it was played was on April 7, 1974 at the Michigan Palace in Detroit. [1] On July 26, 2012 in Atlanta, they performed the first verse of the song,. [2]
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