Woman to Woman (Joe Cocker song)

This article is about the song by Joe Cocker. For other uses, see Woman to woman (disambiguation).

"Woman to Woman" is a song written by Joe Cocker and Christopher Stainton, billed as Joe Cocker with the Chris Stainton Band. The song was released on Cocker's 1972 album Joe Cocker , and was the B-side to the single "Midnight Rider". After "Midnight Rider" hit number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1972, "Woman to Woman" entered the chart in December, reaching number 56 in January 1973. ^{[1] [2]}

The song's piano and horn riff was used by hip-hop artists as a musical break for breakdancing and rapping, and producer Dr. Dre interpolated it for the Tupac Shakur single "California Love", which crossed over to hit number 1 for two weeks on the Hot 100 in 1996. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. "The Chris Stainton Band | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
2. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard.com. Jan 2, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
3. Reeves, Mosi (27 January 2022). "The 40 Greatest Dr. Dre Productions". Rolling Stone . Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
4. Caulfield, Keith (22 December 2014). "Joe Cocker's Top 10 Biggest Billboard Hits". Billboard . Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
5. Bakare, Lanre (22 December 2014). "Singer Joe Cocker's unlikely influence on hip-hop". The Guardian.