It's a Man's World (If You Had a Man Like Mine)
| "It's a Man's World (If You Had a Man Like Mine)" | ||||
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| Single by Diana Trask | ||||
| from the album It's a Man's World | ||||
| B-side | "World of the Missing" | |||
| Released | June 1973 | |||
| Genre | Country[1] | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
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| Producer(s) | Norris Wilson | |||
| Diana Trask singles chronology | ||||
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"It's a Man's World (If You Had a Man Like Mine)" is a song that was originally recorded by Australian singer Diana Trask. It was composed by Norris Wilson, Carmol Taylor and Glenn Sutton. Released as a single in 1973 by Dot Records, it reached the top 20 of the US country chart and the top 30 of the Canadian country chart. It was one of Trask's highest-charting singles in her career and was included on her 1973 studio album It's a Man's World. It was given a positive review by Billboard.
Background, recording and content
[edit]Diana Trask transplanted from Australia to the United States in 1959 and began as a pop singer. Her first two albums recorded in this genre were issued by the Columbia label. After attending a country music convention in Nashville, Tennessee, Trask was drawn to the genre and her first country recordings were issued in 1968. It was not until songs like "Say When" and "It's a Man's World" that Trask found commercial success.[2] Produced by Norris Wilson, the song was also co-written by Taylor, along with Carmol Taylor and Glenn Sutton.[3] Trask later commented in her memoir that "It's a Man's World" was among several hits she had under Wilson's production.[4]
Release, critical reception and chart performance
[edit]"It's a Man's World" was released by Dot Records as a single in June 1973 and was distributed as a seven-inch vinyl record. It included the B-side "World of the Missing".[3] Billboard magazine called the song "probably her best yet" and further said it "should get much air play".[1] "It's a Man's World" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on August 11, 1973, and reached the number 20 position later that year. It became Trask's second top 20 song on the chart in her career.[5] It also rose to number 22 on Canada's RPM Country Tracks chart.[6] It was later included on Trask's Dot studio album, It's a Man's World.[7]
Track listings
[edit]- 7" vinyl single[3]
- "It's a Man's World (If You Had a Man Like Mine)" – 2:36
- "World of the Missing" – 2:45
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 22 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 20 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Billboard's Top Single Picks: Country". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 26. June 30, 1973. p. 58. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Diana Trask Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Trask, Diana (June 1973). ""It's a Man's World (If You Had a Man Like Mine)"/"World of the Missing" (7" vinyl single)". Dot Records. DOA-17467.
- ^ Trask, Diana; Campbell Rate, Alison (2010). Whatever Happened to Diana Trask. Melbourne Books. p. 236. ISBN 978-1877096808.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 350.
- ^ a b "Search results for "Diana Trask"". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Trask, Diana (November 1973). "It's Man's World (Liner Notes)". Dot Records. DOS-26016 (LP stereo).
- ^ "Diana Trask Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2024.