"Kentucky Woman"is a 1967 song written and originally recorded byNeil Diamond.
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| SinglebyNeil Diamond | ||||
| B-side | "The Time Is Now" | |||
| Released | October 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop,country | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Bang | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
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Background
editDiamond recorded "Kentucky Woman" as his last hit single forBang Records.The song was mixed inmonophonic,which is the common version heard on all Neil Diamond compilations featuring original Bang singles. The only known stereo mix was done in 1978 for a Frog King/Columbia House album calledEarly Classics,which has never been released on CD.
Chart history
editReleased in October 1967, it reached number 22 on theU.S. pop singles chart,[1]number 58 on theAustraliancharts, and number 6 on theCanadiancharts.[2]
| Chart (1967–68) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 58 |
| CanadaRPMTop Singles[3] | 29 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[4] | 10 |
| USBillboardHot 100[5] | 22 |
| USCash BoxTop 100[6] | 12 |
Deep Purple cover
edit| "Kentucky Woman" | ||||
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| SinglebyDeep Purple | ||||
| from the albumThe Book of Taliesyn | ||||
| B-side | "Wring That Neck" | |||
| Released | October 1968[7] | |||
| Recorded | August 1968 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[8] | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
| Producer(s) | Derek Lawrence | |||
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Another well-known version is the 1968 recording byDeep Purple.The group's cover had vastly different instrumental feel, if not vocal line. It was their second single release in 1968. It managed to reach #38 on the Billboard Hot 100,[9]#21 CanadianRPMcharts, and #27 on theAustralian Singles Chartwhere it was released as a double A-Side with "Hush."
The single version is an edit of the album version and runs 4:04.Cash Boxsaid that it has a "heavy dance beat and a splendid instrumental burst".[10]A remastered version appears on the two-CD 30th anniversary album30: Very Best of Deep Purpleand runs 4:43.[11]Both those versions end on a fadeout. The album version, which does not fade out at the end, runs 5:31.[citation needed]
Deep Purple played "Kentucky Woman" live on tour in 1968 and 1969, even afterIan GillanandRoger Gloverjoined the band in the summer of 1969. It has never been on Deep Purple's set list since. The song was also featured inQuentin Tarantino's 2019 film andsoundtrackforOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Other covers
edit- Waylon Jenningsalso released a version on his1968album,Only the Greatest.[12]
- Mark Juhnsrecorded the song which was included on theLos preferidos de hoy en USAcompilation, issued on RCA in 1969.[13]
- Gary Puckett & The Union Gapincluded a cover of the song on their first album,Woman, Woman.[14]
- Neil Diamond re-recorded the song for his 1996 country albumTennessee Moon.He performed the song with Jennings on a TV special to promote the album.[15]
References
edit- ^Neil Diamond's charting singlesRetrieved September 28, 2011
- ^Neil Diamond's song chart entriesRetrieved September 28, 2011
- ^"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada".Collectionscanada.gc.ca.1967-11-18.Retrieved2018-03-01.
- ^"Flavour of New Zealand, 19 January 1968".Archived fromthe originalon 23 June 2021.Retrieved1 March2018.
- ^Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990-ISBN0-89820-089-X
- ^Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 22, 1967[permanent dead link]
- ^"Billboard".26 October 1968.
- ^David Ewen (1987).American Songwriters: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary.H.W. Wilson. p.118.ISBN978-0-8242-0744-1.
- ^Deep Purple's charting singlesRetrieved September 28, 2011
- ^"CashBox Record Reviews"(PDF).Cash Box.October 26, 1968. p. 18.Retrieved2022-01-12.
- ^Deep Purple,The Very Best of Deep PurpleRetrieved September 28, 2011
- ^Waylon Jennings,Only the GreatestRetrieved September 28, 2011
- ^Crónica,Lunes 5 de Mayo de 1969 -- Página 23CRONICADE NEUVOS DISCOS,SUS PREFERENCIAS
- ^Gary Puckett & the Union Gap,Woman WomanRetrieved September 28, 2011
- ^Kentucky Woman by Neil Diamond and friends 1996,14 February 2016,retrieved2023-08-14
