A Woman Needs (song)
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| "A Woman Needs" | ||||
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| Single by Jessica Harp | ||||
| from the album A Woman Needs | ||||
| Released | January 19, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Flowers Jessica Harp Jason Mowery | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Flowers | |||
| Jessica Harp singles chronology | ||||
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| "A Woman Needs" at CMT.com | ||||
"A Woman Needs" is a song recorded by American country artist Jessica Harp. The song, which is the title-track of Harp's second album, was released to country radio on January 19, 2010, and to digital retailers on December 8, 2009. It is the second and final single from the album, which was digitally released on March 16, 2010.
"A Woman Needs" is an up-tempo country song, featuring a prominent banjo line with fiddle and steel guitar fills. The song's female narrator describes the experience of wanting freedom to do as she pleases; her dad doesn't approve of this, while her mom understands what it's like to be a young woman. The narrator elaborates on some of these things that "a woman needs".
In an interview with Country Music Tattle Tale, Harp revealed that the song is her personal favorite from the album, because it resonated with her personal experience of attempting to land a record deal in country music, and described that "A Woman Needs" set the mood for the rest of the album.[1]
Reception
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock reviewed the song favorably, describing it as a "well-worn 'sow my oats' story [that] weaves into a cohesive mission statement about how we all need to ‘spend time on our own’ to find out who we are." He also spoke positively about the song's production and noted that Harp has a "little rockin’ indie spirit to her music a-la Miranda Lambert."[2] The Georgia Jukebox gave the song a positive review, describing her vocals favorably: "Harp shine[s] through her music with her voice, which is both strong and sexy, and reminds of singers like Alanis Morissette, and features a sound that is equally country and pop."[3]