I Want a Woman
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| "I Want a Woman" | ||
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| Single by Ratt | ||
| from the album Reach for the Sky | ||
| Released | 1988 | |
| Format | Vinyl LP, Cassette, CD | |
| Recorded | 1988 | |
| Genre | Glam Metal | |
| Length | 3:58 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Producer(s) | Beau Hill | |
| Ratt singles chronology | ||
| "Body Talk" (1986) | "I Want a Woman" (1988) | "Way Cool Jr." (1989) |
I Want a Woman is a song by glam metal pioneers Ratt. It is the second track of their fourth album Reach for the Sky, and is also on their greatest hits album Ratt & Roll 81-91. It was also released as the first single by Atlantic Records to promote the album. The song's somewhat derisive lyrical focus is directed at the materialistic, self-minded, and mostly teenaged groupies the band had encountered throughout the years in which they enjoyed chart success.
Paradoxically, the entirety of the video produced for the song features a seemingly endless stream of young groupies at a Ratt concert. However, detractors point to the band's decadent history as indicative of the song's hypocritical (and the band's underlying misogynistic) nature.
The song was composed by Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby, bassist Juan Croucier, drummer Bobby Blotzer, lead singer Stephen Pearcy and producer Beau Hill. It is interesting to note that guitarist Warren DeMartini did not contribute any input into the writing of the song. During this era of the band's history, DeMartini had asserted himself as the primary songwriter over fellow guitarist Robbin Crosby. However, it was this Crosby inspired gem that was chosen as the strongest single from the album by the rest of the band as well as the record company.
[edit] Track Listing
1."I Want a Woman"-3:58
2."What I'm After"-3:35
[edit] Personnel
- Stephen Pearcy- Vocals
- Warren DeMartini- co-Lead Guitar
- Robbin Crosby- co-Lead Guitar
- Juan Croucier- Bass Guitar
- Bobby Blotzer- Drums
