Sunday, December 07, 2008
"Superwoman," Karyn White (1/14/89)
1989 saw an amazing 37 songs top the R&B chart; this song was the only one to last 3 weeks at #1, and it earned it. White's second single was a perfectly-written, -arranged, -produced, and -sung ballad from the kings of class, L.A. and Babyface. "Superwoman" is a serious female-empowerment ode that became an anthem for a certain group of women, those not treated right by their men - and those women made this White's second consecutive gold single. It's impeccably tailored without coming off as stodgy; you really believe that White is the woman she's singing, and good acting doesn't just matter on-screen. This is nearly perfect. A-
1989 saw an amazing 37 songs top the R&B chart; this song was the only one to last 3 weeks at #1, and it earned it. White's second single was a perfectly-written, -arranged, -produced, and -sung ballad from the kings of class, L.A. and Babyface. "Superwoman" is a serious female-empowerment ode that became an anthem for a certain group of women, those not treated right by their men - and those women made this White's second consecutive gold single. It's impeccably tailored without coming off as stodgy; you really believe that White is the woman she's singing, and good acting doesn't just matter on-screen. This is nearly perfect. A-
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