"My Woman" is a song with lyrics by Bing Crosby and music by Max Wartell and Irving Wallman, recorded by Crosby on 23 February 1932, in New York City for Brunswick Records. He was backed by the Brunswick Studio Orchestra directed by Victor Young, with Tommy Dorsey on trombone and Larry Gomar on drums.[1] The song was first published on 11 March 1932.[2] The recording by Lew Stone & his Monseigneur Band (named for their residency at London's Monseigneur restaurant),[3][4] with vocal refrain by Al Bowlly, has since become well-known through its use in samples on latter-day pop recordings.[5]
| "My Woman" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Lew Stone & his Monseigneur Band (with vocal refrain by Al Bowlly) | |
| A-side | "Junk Man Blues" |
| Published | 11 March 1932 |
| Released | 1933 |
| Recorded | Chelsea, London, 29 November 1932 |
| Genre | British dance band, pop |
| Length | 3:18 |
| Label | Decca Records |
| Composer(s) | Max Wartell, Irving Wallman |
| Lyricist(s) | Harry Crosby |
Lew Stone recording
editStone and his band recorded the song in Chelsea, London, on 29 November 1932, as the last of three songs at a Decca session, with vocals by Al Bowlly.[6] It was arranged by Stone, with a trumpet solo by Nat Gonella.[7][8] The other personnel in Stone's band were Alfie Noakes (trumpet), Joe Ferrie, Lew Davis (trombone), Joe Crossman, Jim Easton, Ernest Ritte (clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone), Harry Berly (clarinet, tenor saxophone, ocarina, viola), Eddie Carroll (piano), Bill Herbert (guitar), Tiny Winters (string bass) and Bill Harty (drums).[9] "My Woman" was originally released in 1933 as the B-side to "Junk Man Blues", recorded at the same session.[10][11][12] Stone's version (billed as a Fox-Trot on the label) was the only contemporary recording of the song by a British dance band.[6]
Later samples
editThe instrumental hook in the Stone recording has often been sampled for use in other songs.
It was prominently used in White Town's 1997 hit "Your Woman",[13] which was a UK Singles Chart number 1 hit in 1997.[14] The White Town song was subsequently covered by Tyler James, who had a hit with his version of "Your Woman" in 2005.[15] It kept the Stone sample.[16] Another 2009 version by Princess Chelsea also kept the sample.
In 2010, "Never Be Your Woman" by Naughty Boy presents Wiley featuring Emeli Sandé reached the top 10 in the UK.[17] It again sampled the Stone recording, while also incorporating elements of the White Town song.[18]
Kate Earl sampled the line for the song "All That Glitters" on her 2017 album Tongue Tied.
The song is sampled in the 2020 Dua Lipa single "Love Again".[19][20]
References
edit- ^ "Commercial Recordings- Pre Decca". Bing Crosby Discography - part 1a. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress Copyright Office. 1960.
- ^ "Lew Stone and his Thirties Sound - Music blog". blogs.bl.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Lew Stone". Al Bowlly. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "My Woman by Lew Stone & the Monseigneur Band feat. Al Bowlly on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ a b Rust, Brian (1987). British dance bands on record 1911 to 1945. Sandy Forbes. Harrow: General Gramaphone Publications. ISBN 0-902470-15-9. OCLC 17951884.
- ^ Voce, Steve (7 August 1998). "Obituary: Nat Gonella". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ Al Bowlly Lew Stone Monseigneur Band - My Woman 1932, retrieved 2021-06-30
- ^ Shaw, M., Rust, B. (2002). Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897-1942: L-Z. United States: Mainspring Press. p.1635.
- ^ Barr, Steven C. (1992). The Almost Complete 78rpm Record Dating Guide. California: Yesterday Once Again. p. 120.
- ^ Bhamra, Chunny. "My Woman by Lew Stone & the Monseigneur Band". Al Bowlly. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ Bhamra, Chunny. "Junk Man Blues by Lew Stone & the Monseigneur Band". Al Bowlly. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "My Woman by Lew Stone & the Monseigneur Band feat. Al Bowlly on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "WHITE TOWN - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "your woman - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "The White Town revival starts here!". BBC - Derby - Entertainment. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "NAUGHTY BOY PTS WILEY FT EMELI - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ Never Be Your Woman (CD). Naughty Boy Presents Wiley Feat. Emeli Sandé. Relentless Records. 2010. RELCD65.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "What song did Dua Lipa sample in Love Again? Al Bowlly track explored". The Focus. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Dua Lipa - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2021-07-01.