A Woman's Love

"A Woman's Love" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Jackson originally recorded the song on his 1998 album High Mileage. This version was the b-side to the album's single "Right on the Money".^[1]

"A Woman's Love"
Single by Alan Jackson
from the album Like Red on a Rose
Released	January 8, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Country, soft rock
Length	4:13 4:03 (Radio Version)
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Alan Jackson
Producer(s)	Alison Krauss
Alan Jackson singles chronology
"Like Red on a Rose" (2006) "A Woman's Love" (2007) "Small Town Southern Man" (2007)

In 2006, Jackson re-recorded the song for his album Like Red on a Rose. This version was released in January 2007 as the album's second and final single.

Content

The song explores a man's thoughts on being loved.

The 2007 re-recording features twin electric guitar played by Ron Block.^[2]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the song "a warm, romantic tune that showcases Jackson's softer side." She goes on to call the song "beautifully performed and written."^[3] Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B+ rating. He said the song is "deep and meaningful, with even Jackson sounding far more committed to his own song now than he did eight years ago."^[4]

Chart performance

"A Woman's Love" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of January 6, 2007.

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	5
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	73
Canada Country (Billboard)[7]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	19

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 201–202. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
2. Like Red on a Rose (CD booklet). Alan Jackson. Arista Nashville. 2006. 82876.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. Billboard, January 13, 2007
4. Coyne, Kevin John (2007-01-03). "Alan Jackson - "A Woman's Love"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
5. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
6. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
7. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
8. "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2007.