A Woman, a Lover, a Friend

1960 single by Jackie Wilson

"A Woman, a Lover, a Friend"

Single by Jackie Wilson

from the album A Woman, a Lover, a Friend

B-side

"(You Were Made for) All My Love"

Released

June 1960 (1960-06)

Genre

Soul

Label

Brunswick

Songwriter(s)

Sid Wyche

Jackie Wilson singles chronology

"Night"/"Doggin' Around"
(1960)

"A Woman, a Lover, a Friend"
(1960)

"Alone at Last"
(1960)

"A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" is the 1960 follow up single to "Doggin' Around" performed by Jackie Wilson. Just as its predecessor, the single made it to number one on the R&B charts, where it stayed at the top spot for one month. "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend", also charted on the Hot 100 peaking at number fifteen.^[1]

Other versions

The song was first time released by Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra in September 1959 as the B-side of the single "Keeping My Love for You".^[2]
An instrumental version appeared on the Booker T. & the M.G.'s album Green Onions in 1962.
Otis Redding covered this song in 1964.
It was also covered by Darius de Haas singing as the fictional character, “Shy Baldwin” on Season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 629.
^ Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - "Keeping My Love for You" / "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" (1958) single at www.45cat.com