Written by: Sorrells Pickard
Recorded: 25 June 1970
Producer: Pete Drake
Engineer: Scotty Moore
Released: 25 September 1970 (UK), 28 September 1970 (US)
Available on:
Beaucoups Of Blues
Personnel
Ringo Starr: vocals
Charlie Daniels, Chuck Howard, Jerry Kennedy, Dave Kirby, Sorrells Pickard, Jerry Shook: guitar
Ben Keith/Pete Drake: pedal steel guitar
Roy Huskey Jr: upright bass
Buddy Harman/DJ Fontana: drums
‘Woman Of The Night’ is the fifth song on Beaucoups Of Blues, Ringo Starr’s second solo album.
It was written by Sorrells Pickard, who also composed ‘Without Her’, ‘$15 Draw’, and ‘Silent Homecoming’ on the album.
In the studio
Beaucoups Of Blues was recorded at Music City Recorders in Nashville, TN, with a number of local musicians, some of whom had appeared on Bob Dylan’s albums Nashville Skyline and Self Portrait. The album was produced by Pete Drake, with Elvis Presley’s guitarist Scotty Moore engineering.
The sessions took place from 6pm-9pm and 10pm-1am over three nights, from 25-27 June 1970. ‘Woman Of The Night’ was the very first song taped for the album, recorded during the first session on the night of 25 June.
Lyrics
Every night she’s on the corner
She’s got her business in the street
Her smile may make you think that you can own her
But that smile’s reserved for everyone she sees
Woman of the night, I’ve heard them call her
But she’s still a woman when morning comes around
She walks through the market as a lady
And she’s kinda nice to have around
She’s a woman of the night and I love her
Although her love, my silver doesn’t buy
It’s worth the rain to have a little sunshine
And you laugh much louder when you learn to cry
I’ve seen them pay for her affection
But when morning comes, no one calls her name
She wakes to find no sign of appreciation
Still she isn’t wearing any shame
She’s a woman of the night and I love her
Although her love, my silver doesn’t buy
It’s worth the rain to have a little sunshine
And you laugh much louder when you’ve learned to cry
She’s a woman of the night and I love her
Although her love, my silver doesn’t buy
It’s worth the rain to have a little sunshine
And you laugh much louder when you’ve learned to cry
She’s a woman of the night and I love her
Although her love, my silver doesn’t buy
It’s worth the rain to have a little sunshine
And you laugh much louder when you’ve learned to cry
