The Bee Gees started to record the song from February to March 1977 in the Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville in France, continued it in Criteria Studios in Miami in April, and later in September, the song was finished in Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles.[4]
The soundtrack includes two versions — one by the Bee Gees and the other by Tavares. Both versions are featured in the film as well. The song has been recorded and performed by various artists but in different forms. The song by the Bee Gees was not released as a single in the US and the UK, but only in some other territories like Italy and Australia. Despite that, it has remained a staple on radio, and is one of their best known songs. An abridged live version of the song, performed by the Bee Gees in 1997, is available on both the DVD and CD versions of One Night Only.
The song has also been included on Bee Gees compilations such as Tales from the Brothers Gibb and Their Greatest Hits: The Record. The very first British pressings of Their Greatest Hits: The Record featured the song with a mastering fault, with the audio noticeably dipping to the right briefly during the first verse. This was corrected after several thousand copies had been distributed.[citation needed]
A new remix of the song was done by British DJ SG Lewis, which was released in 2021 in response to the TikTok craze.[5]
In 1998, British boy band 911 recorded "More Than a Woman" for their third studio album, There It Is (1999). Produced by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow, this version was released on 12 October 1998 as the album's lead single and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart while also charting in France and New Zealand.
Release and receptionEdit
911's version of "More Than a Woman" was added to BBC Radio 1's As Featured playlist on 7 September 1998; by the end of the month, it had been upgraded to the station's A-list.[17][18] On 12 October 1998, Virgin Records released the song in the United Kingdom as two CD singles and a cassette single.[19][20] Six days later, the song debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart,[21] becoming the band's highest-charting single in the UK until the follow-up, a cover of Dr. Hook's "A Little Bit More", topped the UK chart in January 1999.[22] For most of the week, "More Than a Woman" outsold Spacedust's "Gym and Tonic", but the latter song slipped ahead to become the number-one song of that week despite mediocre sales.[23] "More Than a Woman" spent four weeks in the top 40 and 15 weeks in the top 100.[21]
On the Eurochart Hot 100, the cover reached number 18 on 31 October 1998 as that week's Sales Breaker.[24] Elsewhere in Europe, the song charted in France in March 1999, when it appeared on the SNEP Singles Chart for a single week at number 94, becoming the band's only single to chart there.[25] In New Zealand, the song became 911's third of four songs to reach the top 50 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. After debuting at number 20 on 14 March 1999, it rose to its peak of number eight the following week to become the band's highest-charting song in New Zealand. It spent a further seven nonconsecutive weeks in the top 50.[26]
^ ab"911 – More Than a Woman". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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^More Than a Woman (UK CD2 liner notes). 911. Virgin Records. 1998. VSCDX 1707, 7243 8 95388 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^More Than a Woman (UK cassette single sleeve). 911. Virgin Records. 1998. VSC 1707, 7243 8 95388 4 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^More Than a Woman (European CD single liner notes). 911. Virgin Records. 1998. VSCDE 1707, 7243 8 95426 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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More Than a Woman is a song by musical group the Bee Gees written by Barry Robin and Maurice Gibb 3 for the soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever It became a regular feature of the group s live sets from 1977 until Maurice Gibb s death in 2003 and was often coupled with Night Fever More Than a Woman The Italian single release of the song backed with Children of the World Single by the Bee Geesfrom the album Saturday Night FeverReleasedApril 1978 1978 04 1 RecordedFebruary September 1977StudioLe Chateau Herouville France Criteria Miami Cherokee Los Angeles GenreDisco 2 Length3 15LabelRSOSongwriter s Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice GibbProducer s Bee Gees Albhy Galuten Karl Richardson Contents 1 Recording and release 2 Personnel 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Certifications 5 Tavares version 5 1 Charts 5 1 1 Weekly charts 5 1 2 Year end charts 6 911 version 6 1 Release and reception 6 2 Track listings 6 3 Personnel 6 4 Charts 7 ReferencesRecording and release EditThe Bee Gees started to record the song from February to March 1977 in the Chateau d Herouville Herouville in France continued it in Criteria Studios in Miami in April and later in September the song was finished in Cherokee Studios Los Angeles 4 The soundtrack includes two versions one by the Bee Gees and the other by Tavares Both versions are featured in the film as well The song has been recorded and performed by various artists but in different forms The song by the Bee Gees was not released as a single in the US and the UK but only in some other territories like Italy and Australia Despite that it has remained a staple on radio and is one of their best known songs An abridged live version of the song performed by the Bee Gees in 1997 is available on both the DVD and CD versions of One Night Only The song has also been included on Bee Gees compilations such as Tales from the Brothers Gibb and Their Greatest Hits The Record The very first British pressings of Their Greatest Hits The Record featured the song with a mastering fault with the audio noticeably dipping to the right briefly during the first verse This was corrected after several thousand copies had been distributed citation needed A new remix of the song was done by British DJ SG Lewis which was released in 2021 in response to the TikTok craze 5 Personnel EditCredits adapted from the album Saturday Night Fever The Original Movie Sound Track 6 Barry Gibb vocals guitar Robin Gibb vocals Maurice Gibb vocals bass guitar Alan Kendall guitar Dennis Bryon drums Blue Weaver keyboards Joe Lala percussionCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1978 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 7 31US Adult Contemporary Billboard 8 39Chart 2021 PeakpositionUS Hot Dance Electronic Songs Billboard 9 6 Year end charts Edit Chart 2021 PositionUS Hot Dance Electronic Songs Billboard 10 47Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 11 Platinum 600 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Tavares version Edit More Than a Woman nbsp US vinyl labelSingle by Tavaresfrom the album Saturday Night Fever The Original Movie Sound TrackandFuture BoundB side Keep in Touch US We re Both Ready for Love UK ReleasedNovember 1977 4 Length3 25LabelPolydorRSOCapitolEMISongwriter s Barry GibbRobin GibbMaurice GibbProducer s Freddie PerrenTavares singles chronology Whodunit 1977 More Than a Woman 1977 One Step Away 1977 More Than a Woman was also recorded by Tavares in 1977 and also appeared in Saturday Night Fever and on the soundtrack album It also featured on their 1978 album Future Bound Their version charted at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100 12 and number 7 on the UK Singles Chart 13 Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1977 1978 PeakpositionCanada Top Singles RPM 14 29Netherlands Single Top 100 15 34UK Singles OCC 13 7US Billboard Hot 100 12 32US Hot Soul Singles Billboard 12 36Year end charts Edit Chart 1978 PositionCanada Top Singles RPM 16 199911 version Edit More Than a Woman nbsp Single by 911from the album There It IsB side Nothing Stops the Rain Forever in My Heart Released12 October 1998 1998 10 12 Length3 11LabelVirginSongwriter s Barry GibbRobin GibbMaurice GibbProducer s Phil HardingIan Curnow911 singles chronology How Do You Want Me to Love You 1998 More Than a Woman 1998 A Little Bit More 1999 In 1998 British boy band 911 recorded More Than a Woman for their third studio album There It Is 1999 Produced by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow this version was released on 12 October 1998 as the album s lead single and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart while also charting in France and New Zealand Release and reception Edit 911 s version of More Than a Woman was added to BBC Radio 1 s As Featured playlist on 7 September 1998 by the end of the month it had been upgraded to the station s A list 17 18 On 12 October 1998 Virgin Records released the song in the United Kingdom as two CD singles and a cassette single 19 20 Six days later the song debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart 21 becoming the band s highest charting single in the UK until the follow up a cover of Dr Hook s A Little Bit More topped the UK chart in January 1999 22 For most of the week More Than a Woman outsold Spacedust s Gym and Tonic but the latter song slipped ahead to become the number one song of that week despite mediocre sales 23 More Than a Woman spent four weeks in the top 40 and 15 weeks in the top 100 21 On the Eurochart Hot 100 the cover reached number 18 on 31 October 1998 as that week s Sales Breaker 24 Elsewhere in Europe the song charted in France in March 1999 when it appeared on the SNEP Singles Chart for a single week at number 94 becoming the band s only single to chart there 25 In New Zealand the song became 911 s third of four songs to reach the top 50 on the New Zealand Singles Chart After debuting at number 20 on 14 March 1999 it rose to its peak of number eight the following week to become the band s highest charting song in New Zealand It spent a further seven nonconsecutive weeks in the top 50 26 Track listings Edit UK CD1 27 More Than a Woman radio edit 3 11 Nothing Stops the Rain 3 34 Forever in My Heart 4 02 Interactive elementUK CD2 28 More Than a Woman radio edit 3 11 Nothing Stops the Rain 3 34 More Than a Woman Dave Lee s 54 Mix 7 59 UK cassette single 29 More Than a Woman radio edit 3 11 Nothing Stops the Rain 3 34 More Than a Woman Dave Lee s Rare Mix 6 37European CD single 30 More Than a Woman radio edit 3 11 Nothing Stops the Rain 3 34 Personnel Edit Personnel are adapted from the UK CD1 liner notes 27 Barry Gibb writing Robin Gibb writing Maurice Gibb writing Tony Remy guitar Henry Thomas bass Mikeal J Parlet flute saxophone Michele Chiavarini keys Robert Anderson percussion Phil Harding production Ian Curnow production Dave Lee additional production and mix K Boy Brooks engineering John O Donnell engineering Joe Virgin Art artwork design Richard McLaren photography Charts Edit Chart 1998 1999 PeakpositionEurope Eurochart Hot 100 24 18France SNEP 25 94New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 26 8Scotland OCC 31 1UK Singles OCC 21 2References Edit Bee Gees singles Bee Gees bass player dies at 53 The Morning Journal 13 January 2003 Retrieved 15 May 2018 Guarisco Donald A More Than a Woman Song Review AllMusic Retrieved 29 January 2014 a b Brennan Joseph Gibb Songs 1977 Columbia University Retrieved 23 December 2014 Rachel Kupfer 27 June 2021 SG Lewis goes back in time with remix of More Than a Woman by the Bee Gees EDM com Retrieved 25 August 2022 Saturday Night Fever The Original Movie Sound Track liner notes RSO 1977 Retrieved 16 May 2016 Forum ARIA Charts Special Occasion Charts CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 Australian charts com Hung Medien Retrieved 1 April 2015 Whitburn Joel 1993 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 1993 Record Research p 26 Bee Gees Chart History Hot Dance Electronic Songs Billboard Retrieved 13 April 2021 Year End Charts Hot Dance Electronic Songs 2021 Billboard Retrieved 3 December 2021 British single certifications Bee Gees More Than a Woman British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 30 June 2023 a b c Tavares Awards AllMusic Retrieved 10 July 2013 a b Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 1 January 2014 Top RPM Singles Issue 5486a RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 10 July 2013 Tavares More Than A Woman in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 10 July 2013 Top 200 Singles of 78 RPM Vol 30 no 14 Library and Archives Canada 30 December 1978 Retrieved 13 May 2018 Radio One Playlists PDF Music Week 12 September 1998 p 28 Retrieved 20 July 2021 Radio One Playlists PDF Music Week 3 October 1998 p 18 Retrieved 20 July 2021 Reviews gt Delayed Releases PDF Music Week 3 October 1998 p 8 Retrieved 15 September 2020 New Releases Singles PDF Music Week 10 October 1998 p 29 Retrieved 20 July 2021 a b c Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 13 May 2018 911 Official Charts 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