To Love a Woman

"To Love A Woman"
"To Love A Woman"
Single by Lionel Richie featuring Enrique Iglesias
from the album Encore and Escape
Released	April 7, 2003
Length	3:55
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Paul Barry; Enrique Iglesias; Lionel Richie;
Producer(s)	Mark Taylor; Richie Jones (co.); Ric Wake (co.);
Lionel Richie singles chronology

"To Love a Woman" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie, featuring vocals from Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. It was written by Richie, Iglesias and Paul Barry for Richie's live album Encore (2002), while production was helmed by Mark Taylor along with co-producers Ric Wake and Richie Jones. The song was released as the album's first and only single in Europe where it became a top ten hit in Belgium and entered the top 20 in Switzerland and United Kingdom. "To Love a Woman" was later also included on the 2002 re-issue of Iglesias' fifth studio album, Escape (2001).

Track listings

CD maxi single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"To Love a Woman" (Radio Edit)	Paul Barry Enrique Iglesias Lionel Richie	Mark Taylor Richie Jones^[a] Ric Wake^[a]	3:53
2.	"Just to Be Close to You" (Live)	Richie		3:53
3.	"Cinderella" (Live)	Richie Joe Wolfe		4:03
4.	"To Love a Woman" (Video)			3:53

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "To Love a Woman"
Chart (2003)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[1]	50
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[2]	2
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[3]	8
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[4]	32
Germany (GfK)^[5]	52
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	14
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[7]	5
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	19

Year-end charts

2003 year-end chart performance for "To Love a Woman"
Chart (2003)	Position
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[9]	63

References

^ "Lionel Richie ft. Enrique Iglesias – To love a Woman" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Lionel Richie feat. Enrique Iglesias – To Love A Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
^ "Lionel Richie feat. Enrique Iglesias – To Love A Woman" (in French). Ultratip.
^ "Top 50 Singles". Jam!. Archived from the original on April 29, 2003. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "Lionel Richie feat. Enrique Iglesias – To Love A Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "Lionel Richie ft. Enrique Iglesias – To love a Woman". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 Editia 29, saptamina 28.07-3.08, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Romanian Top 100 – Top of the Year 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 22, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[sc_Austria_Lionel_Richie_ft._Enrique_Iglesias-1] "Lionel Richie ft. Enrique Iglesias – To love a Woman" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Lionel_Richie_feat._Enrique_Iglesias-2] "Lionel Richie feat. Enrique Iglesias – To Love A Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratip.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Lionel_Richie_feat._Enrique_Iglesias-3] "Lionel Richie feat. Enrique Iglesias – To Love A Woman" (in French). Ultratip.

[4] "Top 50 Singles". Jam!. Archived from the original on April 29, 2003. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[sc_Germany_Lionel_Richie_feat._Enrique_Iglesias-5] "Lionel Richie feat. Enrique Iglesias – To Love A Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[sc_Switzerland_Lionel_Richie_ft._Enrique_Iglesias-6] "Lionel Richie ft. Enrique Iglesias – To love a Woman". Swiss Singles Chart.

[7] "Arhiva romanian top 100 Editia 29, saptamina 28.07-3.08, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[sc_UK_Lionel_Richie_ft._Enrique_Iglesias-8] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[9] "Romanian Top 100 – Top of the Year 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 22, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

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v t e Enrique Iglesias singles
Enrique Iglesias	"Si Tú Te Vas" "Experiencia Religiosa" "Por Amarte" "No Llores Por Mí" "Trapecista"
Vivir	"Enamorado Por Primera Vez" "Sólo En Ti" "Miente" "Revolución" "Lluvia cae" "Al Despertar"
Cosas del Amor	"Esperanza" "Nunca Te Olvidaré"
Enrique	"Rhythm Divine/Ritmo Total" "Be with You/Sólo Me Importas Tu" "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" "Sad Eyes"
Escape	"Hero/Heroé" "Escape/Escapar" "Love to See You Cry" "Don't Turn Off the Lights" "Maybe"
Quizás	"Mentiroso" "Quizás" "Para Qué la Vida "
7	"Addicted/Adicto" "Not In Love"
Insomniac	"Do You Know?/Dímelo" "Somebody's Me" "Tired of Being Sorry" "Push"
95/08 Éxitos	"¿Dónde Están Corazón?" "Lloro Por Ti"
Greatest Hits	"Can You Hear Me?" "Away" "Takin' Back My Love"
Euphoria	"Cuando Me Enamoro" "I Like It" "Heartbeat" "No Me Digas Que No" "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" "Dirty Dancer" "Ayer"
Sex and Love	"I Like How It Feels" "Finally Found You" "Turn the Night Up" "Loco" "Heart Attack" "El Perdedor" "I'm a Freak" "Bailando" "Noche y De Día"
Final (Vol. 1)	"El Perdón" "Duele el Corazón" "Súbeme la Radio" "El Baño" "Move to Miami" "Me Pasé" "Pendejo" "Te Fuiste"
Final (Vol. 2)	"Asi Es La Vida" "Fría" "Space in My Heart" "La Botella"
Other singles	"Bailamos" "Naked" "Nos Fuimos Lejos" "I Don't Dance (Without You)" "Después Que Te Perdí"
Featured singles	"To Love a Woman" "Gracias a Ti" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "I Like (The Remix)" "Messin' Around" "Don't You Need Somebody" "Lalala (Remix)"
Promotional singles	"La Chica de Ayer" "Beautiful"
Other songs	"Fútbol y Rumba"
Category

v t e Lionel Richie
Studio albums	Lionel Richie (1982) Can't Slow Down (1983) Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) Louder Than Words (1996) Time (1998) Renaissance (2000) Just for You (2004) Coming Home (2006) Sounds of the Season (2006) Just Go (2009) Tuskegee (2012)
Live albums	Encore (2002)
Compilation albums	Back to Front (1992) Truly: The Love Songs (1997) The Definitive Collection (2003) Gold (2006)
Singles	"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (1981) "Truly" (1982) "You Are" (1983) "My Love" (1983) "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983) "Running with the Night" (1983) "Hello" (1984) "Stuck on You" (1984) "Penny Lover" (1984) "Say You, Say Me" (1985) "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986) "Love Will Conquer All" (1986) "Ballerina Girl" (1986) "Deep River Woman" (1987) "Se La" (1987) "Do It to Me" (1992) "My Destiny" (1992) "Don't Wanna Lose You" (1996) "Angel" (2000) "Don't Stop the Music" (2001) "Tender Heart" (2001) "I Forgot" (2001) "Cinderella" (2001) "To Love a Woman" (2003) "Just for You" (2004) "Long, Long Way to Go" (2004) "I Call It Love" (2006) "What You Are" (2006) "Why" (2006) "Reason to Believe" (2007) "Good Morning" (2008) "Just Go" (2009)
Songwriting	"Lady" (1980) "Missing You" (1984) "We Are the World" (1985) "I Like It" (2010)
Tours	All the Hits, All Night Long All the Hits Tour
Related articles	Awards and nominations Discography Commodores