Single:
Gypsy Woman entered the Australian singles chart* on 11 January 1971 and peaked at #9. The song was #53 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Songwriter:
Curtis Mayfield
Producer:
Del Shannon
Record label of Australian release:
MCA
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
Gypsy Woman was originally recorded in 1961 by the Impressions.
Written by lead singer Curtis Mayfield, this song is about a man who is part of a traveling caravan who falls in love with a gypsy they encounter along the way. Mayfield was probably inspired by the Western movies he enjoyed.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-impressions/gypsy-woman
Wikipedia:
In 1970, Brian Hyland recorded the hit version of Curtis Mayfield’s Gypsy Woman, produced by Del Shannon.
Hyland’s other hit songs were in the 60s, including Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Sealed With a Kiss and The Joker Went Wild.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Hyland
Lyrics:
From nowhere through a caravan
Around the campfire light
A lovely woman in motion
With hair as dark as night
Her eyes were like that of a cat in the dark
That hypnotised me with love
She was a gypsy woman
She was a gypsy woman
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