A Woman's Got the Power
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| A Woman's Got the Power | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave, power pop | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Rick Chertoff, Nick Garvey | |||
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A Woman's Got the Power is the second and final album by the American band the A's, released in 1981.[1] The title track was released as the first single.[2] The album peaked at No. 146 on the Billboard 200.[3] The A's supported it with a North American tour.[4]
The album was produced by Rick Chertoff and Nick Garvey, who oversaw the final three tracks the band recorded for the disc.[5] Its songs were written by bandmembers Richard Bush and Rocco Notte, who were influenced by the work of Holland–Dozier–Holland.[6] Clive Davis, the president of the band's label, Arista Records, asked the A's to record a version of Tom Jans's "When the Rebel Comes Home".[7] The title track, which was the last song recorded, after the band asked for more studio time, references the Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes".[8][9] The band used a banjo and saxophone on "Heart of America".[10] "Little Mistakes" uses a Phil Spector sound on its ironic treatment of a teenage tragedy song.[11]
