What a Man (song)
1968
What a Man ( German: " What a man !") Is an English song, written by Dave Crawford. The original recording was made in 1968 by the American soul singer Linda Lyndell, produced by Isaac Hayes and David Porter for the Stax - Volt Records label 2 - track single ( B-side " I Do not Know "). The title reached number 50 on the Billboard R & B charts. As a result, the singer, was attacked and threatened by racists of the Ku Klux Klan as a white person who sings black music and then ended her singing career. She sang the title again in 2003 for the first time live at the opening of the Stax Museum in Memphis.
Cover versions
In 1969 a new recording by the American soul singer Laura Lee, who in 1970 as a 2- track single with the song " Separation Line " (produced by Dave Crawford for the Atlantic sub- label Cotillion Records) and later on the compilation album "Only In America: Atlantic Soul Classics " was released.
1993 published a version of the song by the American hip- hop group Salt ' n' Pepa, together with the R & B band En Vogue under the orthographically modified title Whatta Man of Salt 'n' Pepa album "Very Necessary " and the En Vogue Runaway Love EP. In this version of the chorus of the original has übernommem, but the verses by rap parts, written by Cheryl James ( "Salt" ) and producer Hurby Azor replaced. In 1994 the song was released as a single and reached # 3 on the U.S. Hot 100, # 7 on the singles charts in the UK and number 39 of the German and 27 of the Austrian singles chart.
2008 appeared a live recording of Jason Miles ' Soul Summit with jazz singer Maysa Leak and a saxophone solo by Karl Denson (Album: Jason Miles presents Soul Summit Live at the Berks Jazz Fest ).
In 2011, the German singer Lena Meyer- Landrut the original song again as the theme song of the movie What a Man of Matthias Schweighofer, who celebrated 2011 premiere on August 10. The song was released on 26 August 2011 on the soundtrack CD for the film and September 2, 2011 as a 2- track single (B-side: Good News (live) ). The music video, which, on 18 August 2011 had premiere, turned Meyer -Landrut together with Matthias Schweighofer and Milan Peschel. In September 2011, this version is placed at number 21 in the German single charts.