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"A Sweet Woman Like You"
Single by Joe Tex
Released1966 (1966)
GenreR&B
Songwriter(s)Joe Tex
Joe Tex singles chronology
"I Want To (Do Everything for You)"
(1965)
"A Sweet Woman Like You"
(1966)
"The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)"
(1966)

"A Sweet Woman Like You" is a 1965 single written and performed by Joe Tex. The single is the follow-up to his crossover hit, "I Want To (Do Everything for You)". Like its predecessor, "A Sweet Woman Like You" made the Top 40 and hit number-one on the R&B singles chart, becoming Joe Tex's third release to hit the top spot.[1]

The Song

"A Sweet Woman Like You" was exemplary Southern soul with its rough-hewn rhythm track and imploring horns.[2]

Chart positions

Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 29
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 1

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004, (Record Research) p. 574
  2. ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 12.