"To Love A Woman" | ||||
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Single by Lionel Richie featuring Enrique Iglesias | ||||
from the album Encore and Escape | ||||
Released | April 7, 2003 | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Island | |||
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Lionel Richie singles chronology | ||||
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"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).
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "To Love a Woman" (Radio Edit) |
| 3:53 | |
2. | "Just to Be Close to You" (Live) | Richie | 3:53 | |
3. | "Cinderella" (Live) |
| 4:03 | |
4. | "To Love a Woman" (Video) | 3:53 |
Notes
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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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 (Official German Charts) [5] | 52 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] | 14 |
UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 19 |
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