All Woman

"All Woman"
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album Real Love
Released	9 December 1991
Format	CD single cassette single 7" single 12" single
Recorded	1991
Genre	Soul quiet storm
Length	5:17
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Lisa Stansfield Ian Devaney Andy Morris
Producer(s)	Ian Devaney Andy Morris
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"Change" (1991) "All Woman" (1991) "Time to Make You Mine" (1992) Music video "All Woman" on YouTube

"All Woman" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1991 album, Real Love. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.

The song received favorable reviews from music critics. It was released as the second single on 9 December 1991 in the United Kingdom and in early 1992 in the rest of the world. The Nick Brandt-directed music video was also released. The song reached number twenty in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it peaked at number fifty-six on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number twenty-one on the Adult Contemporary Singles. The single's B-side included previously unreleased track, "Everything Will Get Better." The latter was remixed by Danny Tenaglia and reached number thirty-six on the Hot Dance Club Songs.

In 2003, "All Woman" was included on Biography: The Greatest Hits. In 2014, the remixes of "Everything Will Get Better" were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Real Love (also on The Collection 1989–2003).

Track listings

European/US 7" single / Japanese CD single

1. "All Woman" (Edit) – 4:49
2. "Everything Will Get Better" – 5:00

European CD single

1. "All Woman" (Edit) – 4:49
2. "Everything Will Get Better" (Extended Mix) – 8:03
3. "Change" (Metamorphosis Mix) – 7:04

US 12" single

1. "All Woman" – 5:16
2. "Everything Will Get Better" (Sax on the Beach Mix) – 6:35
3. "Everything Will Get Better" (Ian & Andy 12") – 8:01
4. "Everything Will Get Better" (Underground Club Mix) – 9:54

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991–92) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 52 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 28 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 50 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 9 Italy (Hit Parade)[5] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 21 Spain Radio (PROMUSICAE)[8] 38 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 38 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 20 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 56 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 21 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[14] 74 Italy (Hit Parade)[15] 83 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 210 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 11

Cover versions

The song was covered by Marcia Hines for her 2007 album, Life.

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)

References

1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
2. "Ultratop.be – Lisa Stansfield – All Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2090." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2138." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
5. "HitParadeItalia - Stansfield, Lisa" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 04, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 20 May 2015.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lisa Stansfield – All Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
8. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Lisa Stansfield – All Woman". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
10. "Lisa Stansfield: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
11. "Lisa Stansfield – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Lisa Stansfield. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
12. "Lisa Stansfield – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Lisa Stansfield. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
13. "Lisa Stansfield – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Lisa Stansfield. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
14. "Adult Contemporary - Volume 56, No. 25, December 19 1992". RPM. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
15. "I singoli più venduti del 1992". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
16. "Jaarlijsten 1992" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
17. "The Year in Music: 1992" (PDF). Billboard. 26 December 1992. Retrieved 20 May 2015.