Songs About Women Trivia Quiz

Answer: Billy Joel

"She's Always a Woman" was a 1977 Billboard Hot 100 Number 17 hit for Billy Joel. John Lennon recorded "Woman" on his 1980 "Double Fantasy" album as a tribute to his wife, Yoko Ono. It was released as a single after his death.
Peter and Gordon had a British Invasion hit with "Woman". The song was one of several hits by the duo written by Paul McCartney under the name of Bernard Webb. McCartney also composed "A World Without Love" and "Nobody I Know" for Peter and Gordon under the same name. McCartney was dating Peter Asher's sister, Jane, at the time.
The Raheem DeVaughn song titled "Woman" only reached Number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2007 but made it to Number One on the Hot Adult R&B chart. Neneh Cherry also released a song titled "Woman" in 1996.

Answer: Gary Puckett

The band was known as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett before releasing hits as Gary Puckett & The Union Gap. After forming the band in 1967 they signed to Columbia Records and Puckett's powerful tenor helped propel the band's first release, "Woman, Woman", to Number Four. Top Ten hits "Young Girl", "Over You" and "Lady Willpower" followed. "This Girl Is A Woman Now" reached Number Nine in 1969. "His Other Woman" was the B-side to the hit.

The Union Gap broke up in 1971 and Puckett continued to perform as a solo artist. Bobby Sherman had a 1969 Number Three hit with "Little Woman". Peter Cetera sang with Chicago and had a solo hit with "One Good Woman" in 1988.

In 1970 Brian Hyland had a Number Three hit with the Curtis Mayfield composition, "Gypsy Woman".

Answer: Don Juan DeMarco

Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp and Faye Dunaway starred in the 1994 film, "Don Juan DeMarco". Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Mutt Lange wrote the song specifically for the film. There was a version in Spanish sung twice during the film and Adams' version was heard over the final credits.
In 1991 "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" featured Bryan Adams' song, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". The closing credits of "The Guardian" featured Adams' song, "Never Let Go", and he co-wrote "Never Gonna Break My Faith" for the movie, "Bobby".

Answer: Electric Light Orchestra

"Evil Woman" was ELO's second US Top Ten, reaching Number Ten in 1975. "Sweet Talkin' Woman" reached number 17 three years later. The band charted several single hits in the US between 1973 and the mid eighties from their 11 studio albums. They hold the distinction of having the most Top Twenty US hits on the US Billboard Charts without ever having a Number One hit. Sharon Osbourne's father, Don Arden, was their agent.

They also scored the soundtrack for the 1980 movie "Xanadu". The Eagles took "Witchy Woman" to Number Nine in 1972. Fleetwood Mac's contribution to the category was "Gold Dust Woman" from their acclaimed 1977 "Rumours" album. Fleetwood Mac also recorded the original version of "Black Magic Woman". KISS recorded "Hard Luck Woman" in in 1976 and it went to Number 15 on the charts.

Answer: Woman in Love

"Woman in Love" was featured on Barbra Streisand's 1980 "Guilty" LP. Barry Gibb and Barbra are featured on the album cover. Streisand asked Barry to write songs for her and he wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the LP. Barry sang the title song, "Guilty", with her as well as "What Kind of Fool". "Guilty" reached Number Three on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group in 1981. "Kind of Woman" was written and performed by Stevie Nicks on her 1981 "Bella Donna" album. "The Woman In Me" was from Donna Summer's self-titled 1982 album. "One Woman" was a 1993 Number 22 Hot 100 hit by Jade.

Answer: Deep Purple

In 1968 Deep Purple had their first hit in the US with the Number Four "Hush". They followed up with a version of "Kentucky Woman" from their second album, "The Book of Taliesyn". The song was released in the US in anticipation of a US tour and peaked at Number 38.

When they released a single from their 1971 "Machine Head" album titled "Smoke on the Water" they secured themselves a spot in heavy metal rock history. The Doors had a hit with "LA Woman" in 1971. Tycoon released a Number 26 song called "Such a Woman" in 1979 and The Hollies released "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" and took it to Number Two in '72.

Answer: Waylon Jennings

"Good Hearted Woman" was the title of a 1972 album by Waylon Jennings. Willie Nelson co-wrote the title song with Jennings and also wrote the liner notes for the album. In 1976 the pair recorded a live version of the song which made it to the top of the Country Charts.
Kris Kristofferson has written several Country classics and wrote "To Beat the Devil", which Waylon included on the "Good Hearted Woman" album. Johnny Cash worked with Nelson, Kristofferson and Jennings in The Highwaymen band. In 1973 George Jones took "What My Woman Can't Do" to Number Six on the US Country Charts.

Answer: Chaka Khan

"I'm Every Woman" was the first hit song for Chaka Khan after leaving Rufus. It was a single release from her "Chaka" album. Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson wrote the song. Whitney Houston and her mother, Cissy, sang background vocals for Chaka's recording session. Ashford and Simpson were among the five producers for Houston's 1992 recording.

Her version remained in the Top Forty for 19 weeks. As a tribute to Chaka, Houston mentions her name toward the end of the song and Chaka also appeared in the music video for Houston's version. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" was a Number Eight 1967 hit for Aretha Franklin. "Don't Cry Out Loud" was a 1978 Number ten hit for Melissa Manchester. Gladys Knight charted "If I Were Your Woman" in 1970 and followed with "Make Me the Woman You Come Home To" the next year.

Answer: Ray Parker, Jr.

Parker began his musical career as a young session player on guitar and a later backing musician for Motown artists. He was a sideman in the Love Unlimited Orchestra before forming his own band, Raydio, in 1977. After a few successful releases with the band Parker embarked on a solo career.

He also scored the theme song for the "Ghostbusters" film. Other songs relating to women by Parker were "More Than One Way To Love A Woman" in 1979 and "Woman Out Of Control" in 1984. Neither fared well in the charts. Tears for Fears released "Woman in Chains" from their 1989 album, "The Seeds of Love". Air supply had a hit with "Every Woman In The World" in 1981. "Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man" was recorded by Dyke and the Blazers.

Answer: Laura Lee

Laure Lee replaced Della Reese in the The Meditation Singers and toured extensively with the Gospel group. She gradually began a career in secular music and started recording for Ric-Tic records, releasing "To Win Your Heart" in 1966. She switched to Chess Records and after releasing some minor hits she became one of the artists signed to Holland, Dozier and Holland's Hot Wax Records. "Women's Love Rights" was one of her first hits, reaching Number 36 on the Hot 100 and Number 11 on the R&B Charts in 1971.

She entered into a relationship with singer Al Green while recording her "Two Sides of Laura Lee" album. Helen Reddy recorded the Number One US Billboard anthem "I Am Woman" in 1972. Olivia Newton-John began her string of US Billboard hits in 1971 with "If Not for You". Ruby Johnson was a Stax recording artist who released songs such as "I'll Run Your Hurt Away" and "If I Ever Needed Love" in the sixties.