Esther Phillips - When a Woman Loves a Man

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When a woman loves a man
Can't keep her mind on nothing else
She change the world for the good things she's found
If he is bad she can't see it
He can do no wrong
Turn her back on her best friend
If she puts him down

When a woman loves a man
She’ll spend all of her time
Trying to hold on to what she needs
She'll give up all her comforts
And sleep out in the rain
If he says that’s the way it ought to be

Well this woman really loves you
I gave you everything I had
Try to hold on, to your unwelcome love
Baby please don't treat me bad

When a woman loves a man
Deep down in her soul
He can bring her such misery
If he plays her for a fool
She’s the very last one to know
Loving eyes can never see

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When a woman loves a man
She’ll never, never do him wrong
Any friend in this whole wide world
Yes when a woman loves a man
I know exactly how I feel
Cause baby, baby I’m your friend
Yes when a woman loves a man
I know exactly how I feel

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Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Jones, December 23, 1935, Texas – died August 7, 1984, California) was an American soul and blues singer who was an influence on many other artists including Aretha Franklin.
At age fourteen, she won an amateur talent contest in 1949 at the Barrelhouse Club owned by Johnny Otis. Otis was so impressed he added her to his traveling revue, the California Rhythm and Blues Caravan, billed as ‘Little Esther Phillips’.
Her first hit record was “Double Crossing Blues” (#1 R&B), recorded in 1950 for Savoy Records. She had another two #1 plus four top 10 hits in 1950. Few artists, R&B or otherwise, have ever enjoyed such success in their debut year.
By the mid-50ies she was ill due to drug abuse. In 1962 Phillips got well enough to launch a comeback. She recorded a country tune, “Release Me,” with producer Bob Gans. This went to number 1 on R&B listings. Her cover of The Beatles' song “And I Love Him” nearly made the R&B Top Ten in 1965 and The Beatles flew her to the UK for her first overseas performances.
During the 1970’s she scored an international hit with “What A Difference A Day Made”. Phillips died in 1984, at the age of 48 from liver and kidney failure.