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"This Woman" is a song written by Barry Gibb and Albhy Galuten and was performed by American country recording artist Kenny Rogers. It reached No. 2 in the US Adult Contemporary Chart and No. 23 in the US Pop Chart.[2] It was published by Gibb Brothers Music and Unichappell Music.[3]

"This Woman"
Single by Kenny Rogers
from the album Eyes That See in the Dark
B-side	"Buried Treasure"
Released	December 1983 (US) [1] January 1984
Recorded	May 1983
Length	3:55
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten
Producer(s)	Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"Eyes That See in the Dark" (1983) "This Woman" (1983) "Buried Treasure" (1983)

"This Woman"
Song by Barry Gibb
from the album The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos
Released	November 2006
Recorded	January 1983
Length	3:57
Songwriter(s)	Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten

RCA pushed "This Woman" to pop radio, but the country stations flipped to the song's B-side "Buried Treasure".[1] In Germany, "This Woman"'s B-side was "Hold Me", another track from the album.[4] This song was recorded in May 1983 released in late 1983 in the US, and early 1984 outside the US.

Personnel

• Kenny Rogers — vocals
• Barry Gibb — background vocals, guitar, arranger
• Maurice Gibb — guitar, bass, synthesizer
• Tim Renwick — guitar
• George Terry — guitar
• George Bitzer — piano, synthesizer
• Albhy Galuten — piano, synthesizer, arranger
• Ron Ziegler — drums
• Joe Lala — percussion

Barry Gibb version

The original Barry Gibb demo version was released in late 2006 in iTunes on The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos[5] The song has a choppy verse with a style more like Miami than Nashville.,[1] with Gibb singing lead and harmony on the chorus. Gibb's version of the song was recorded around January 1983, along with two songs, "You and I" and "Midsummer Nights".[1]

Personnel

• Barry Gibb — lead and harmony vocal, guitar
• Albhy Galuten — piano, synthesizer

References

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