Where Is My Man
| "Where Is My Man" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Eartha Kitt | ||||
| from the album I Love Men | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Power Station (New York City) | |||
| Length | 6:08 | |||
| Label | StreetWise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bruce Vilanch, Fred Zarr, Jacques Morali | |||
| Producer(s) | Jacques Morali | |||
| Eartha Kitt singles chronology | ||||
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"Where Is My Man" is a song from 1983 by the American singer and actress Eartha Kitt, which appeared on her 1984 album I Love Men. The song was co-written by comedy writer Bruce Vilanch[1] along with musicians and producers Fred Zarr and Jacques Morali.
Release
[edit]The song was first released in France as a single where it was wildly successful. The song features Kitt singing in a low, seductive-sounding voice. Included in the song are some sounds that have come to be associated with Kitt, including a purring sound similar to one she made while portraying Catwoman on the 1960s TV series Batman. The lyrics to the song detail specific things the singer expects to receive from her future lover, such as a trip to Saint-Tropez and shopping at Tiffany & Co.
Failures
[edit]The title failed to find release in the United States until the producers' attorneys (the firm of Grubman, Indursky, Shindler) introduced the title to their client, New York based Streetwise Records. Streetwise Records released the title in late 1983 in the United States to the dance and club markets. It was Kitt's first recording released in the United States after she was ostracized and fled into self-imposed exile in Paris following her outspoken objection to the Vietnam War at a White House function in 1968. The song became her biggest-selling single in 30 years.[2]
Charts
[edit]In the United Kingdom, "Where Is My Man" reached the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 36 to give Kitt her first UK hit since "Under the Bridges of Paris" in 1955.[3] The single was also a hit around the world, peaking at number one in Greece, number five in Sweden, number six in Belgium, and number 12 in Netherlands. In the United States, the song reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at number seven and remaining on the survey for 14 weeks.[4][5]
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 70 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 6 |
| Greece (IFPI)[8] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 12 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 22 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] | 28 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[12] | 6 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 5 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 36 |
| US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[4] | 7 |
| West Germany (GfK)[14] | 31 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Featured speaker: Bruce Vilanch" UJC.org. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ^ "Eartha Kitt, a Seducer of Audiences, Dies at 81" The New York Times, Rob Hoerburger, December 25, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ^ a b "Eartha Kitt: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. January 14, 1984. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 146.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 168. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Eartha Kitt – Where Is My Man" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Top 3 in Europe". Eurotipsheet. Vol. 1, no. 1. March 19, 1984. p. 6.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 2, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Eartha Kitt – Where Is My Man" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Eartha Kitt – Where Is My Man". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs W–Z". rock.co.za. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Eartha Kitt – Where Is My Man". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eartha Kitt – Where Is My Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 1, 2017.