Have You Ever Loved a Woman
1960 single by Freddie King
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"Have You Ever Loved a Woman" is a blues song written by Billy Myles and first recorded by American blues artist Freddie King in 1960. The song is performed as a slow 12-bar blues with King's vocal and guitar accompanied by a small combo of pianist Sonny Thompson, bassist Bill Willis, and drummer Phillip Paul.[1]
| "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Freddie King | ||||
| from the album Freddie King Sings | ||||
| B-side | "You've Got to Love Her with a Feeling" | |||
| Released | October 13, 1960 | |||
| Recorded | August 26, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Federal | |||
| Songwriter | Billy Myles | |||
| Freddie King singles chronology | ||||
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When the song was released as a single by Federal Records in 1961, only the B-side, "You've Got to Love Her with a Feeling", reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The song was included on King's first album, Freddy King Sings, also issued by Federal in 1961.[3]
Eric Clapton renditions
"Have You Ever Loved a Woman" later became a part of English guitarist-singer Eric Clapton's repertoire, with several recorded versions. The first was a live rendition in 1965 while he was a member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (Primal Solos, released 1977); then a studio version with Derek and the Dominos (Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 1970); and later live recordings on In Concert (1970, released 1973); E. C. Was Here (1975), Just One Night (as a medley with "Ramblin' on My Mind", 1980), 24 Nights (1991), Live in Hyde Park (1997), One More Car, One More Rider (2002), Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004[4], Nothing but the Blues (2022).