Let a Woman Be a Woman

"Let a Woman Be a Woman"
Single by Dyke and the Blazers
B-side"Uhh"
ReleasedAugust 1969
GenreFunk
Length2:33
LabelOriginal Sound
Songwriter(s)Arlester Christian
Dyke and the Blazers singles chronology
"We Got More Soul"
(1969) 		"Let a Woman Be a Woman"
(1969) 		"Uhh"
(1970)

"Let a Woman Be a Woman" is a 1969 song by Dyke and the Blazers. The song was written by bandleader Arlester Christian.[1]

Chart performance

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Chart (1969) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100[2] 36
Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[3] 4

Sampling

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According to the sampling website database WhoSampled.com, "Let a Woman Be a Woman" is on the Sampled in More Than 100 Songs list[4] and was on the Most Sampled Tracks list at #100[5] with more than 180 songs sampling, until being knocked off by the Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer sampled for the "ORCH5" orchestra hit sample,[6] itself sampling the Philharmonia Orchestra's Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky. Nonetheless, it is one of the most sampled singles primarily due to the breakbeat after the line "Some people don't like the way Sally walk" which lined up to the sound effect of a firetruck, giving it its unique sound. The songs sampling include "If My Homie Calls" by 2Pac (1991),[7] "Rusty" by Tyler, the Creator ft. Earl Sweatshirt and Domo Genesis (2013),[8] "Sally" by Stetsasonic (1988), where the entire song centers around the "Sally" line and sample,[9] "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy (1989),[10] and even outside of hip-hop with "Jack-Ass" by Beck (1996)[11] and "How You Like Me Now?" by The Heavy (2009).[12]

References

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  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1969. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 178. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 105.
  4. ^ "Sampled in More Than 100 Songs Music Samples, Covers and Remixes | WhoSampled". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  5. ^ "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man by Dyke & the Blazers on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  6. ^ "Most Sampled Tracks | WhoSampled". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  7. ^ "2Pac's 'If My Homie Calls' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  8. ^ "Tyler, the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt and Domo Genesis's 'Rusty' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  9. ^ "Stetsasonic's 'Sally' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  10. ^ "Public Enemy's 'Welcome to the Terrordome' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  11. ^ "Beck's 'Jack-Ass' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  12. ^ "The Heavy's 'How You Like Me Now?' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-04-01.


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