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"What's a Woman?" is a 1990 pop-rock song recorded by Belgian band Vaya Con Dios. It was the second
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from band's second studio album, '' Night Owls'' (1990). It achieved success in many European countries, topping the chart in the Netherlands, and becoming a top-five hit for three weeks in France. To date, it is Vaya Con Dios' most successful song. In 2006, the band re-recorded the song as a duet with
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, available on its best-of ''The Ultimate Collection''. About this version by Neville,
Dani Klein Danielle Schoovaerts (born 1 January 1953), known professionally as Dani Klein, is a Belgian singer, songwriter, band leader and producer, and consistently the center and driving force of the band Vaya Con Dios (1986-1996, 2004-2014 and 2022-). ...
said in an interview : "We were discussing the whole project at Sony BMG and they asked me "Who would you like to do a duet with?" The first person that came into my mind was Aaron Neville, because I'd seen him a few months ago here in Brussels and I was just amazed at his voice! This man has a unique voice... his voice is incomparable. The song goes "What's a woman if a man doesn't treat her right?" And the fact that a man sings that gives it another dimension. I thought that was interesting." The song is featured in the Swedish movie ''
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'' (''Wings of Glass''), starring Alexander Skarsgård.


Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "What's a Woman?". * 7" single # "What's a Woman?" – 3:56 # "Far Gone Now" – 3:08 * CD maxi # "What's A Woman?" – 3:56 # "Far Gone Now" – 3:08 # "I Sold My Soul" – 4:56


Credits

* Written by Dani Klein, Dirk Schoufs and Jean-Michel Gielen * Arranged by Dirk Schoufs and Jean-Michel Gielen * Artwork by Label & Labeat * Photography by Roger Dijckmans * Produced by Dani Klein and Dirk Schoufs


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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:What's A Woman? 1990 singles Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles Dutch Top 40 number-one singles English-language Belgian songs Pop ballads Vaya Con Dios (band) songs Songs written by Dani Klein 1990 songs Ariola Records singles