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Crystal WatersGypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

Label:

Mercury – 868 209-1

Format:

Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

House, Garage House

Tracklist

A1Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Red Bone Club Mix)7:08
A2Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Radio Mix)3:48
B1Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Basement Boys "Strip To The Bone" Mix)7:26
B2Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Hump Instrumental Mix)4:53
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Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©Mercury
  • Copyright ©PolyGram Records, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗PolyGram Records, Inc.
  • Record CompanyBasement Boys Productions
  • Published ByBasement Boys Music
  • Lacquer Cut AtDMS (2)
  • Pressed BySpecialty Records Corporation
  • Manufactured ByPolyGram Records, Inc.
  • Marketed ByPolyGram Records, Inc.

Credits

  • Executive-ProducerBruce Carbone
  • KeyboardsNeal Conway
  • Lacquer Cut ByHerbie Jr*
  • Producer, Arranged By, Mixed ByThe Basement Boys
  • Written-ByC. Waters*, N. Conway*

Notes

Basement Boys Music (ASCAP)
℗ 1991 PolyGram Records, Inc.

Printed in U.S.A.

Runouts: all etched, SRC logo stamped

"Basement Boys Productions" only appears on stickered editions.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 422-868209-1
  • Barcode (Scanned): 042286820910
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Pressing Plant ID (Label sides A & B): 49
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): [SRC logo] 868-209-1-AS-SP I-I DMS HERBIE JR :^) Yᴏ DJ's This BEATS FOR YOU!!
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): [SRC logo] 868-209-1-BS-SP DMS HERBIE JR :^) IT's PUMPED FOR ThE 90'S "LA DA DEE.... I-I

Other Versions (5 of 70)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee La Da Da) (CD, Single)Mercury868 397-2Europe1991
Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (12", 45 RPM)Mercury868 397-1Europe1991
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Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee) (12", 45 RPM)A&M PM, A&M PM, A&M Records, A&M RecordsAMY 772, 390 772-1UK & Europe1991
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Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee La Da Da) (7", 45 RPM, Single)Mercury868 396-7France1991
Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (CD, Maxi-Single)Mercury868 209-2US1991

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Reviews

  • djjl_'s avatar
    djjl_
    Discogs manipulates the stats on the sale of records. A few months ago a sealed copy was sold on Discogs by a Japanese record store for over $100. Now the most recent copy sold for is $27.00. TF! 😳 is going on here?
    • Groovemaster-DJ's avatar
      that wonderful needless barcode.....was this to save money on black ink at the printers...it just looks in one word.....vile
      • THEOoh's avatar
        THEOoh
        GYPSY WOMAN: IT'S A VERY MEGA HIT OF 1991 !!!
        • UndecidedMarkus's avatar
          Probably one of the most influential house songs of all time. The organ part is so iconic and sampled a lot. She’s Homeless is the epitome of what House is. I also enjoyed the instrumental version a lot more.
          • quimetquim's avatar
            quimetquim
            "Deep House"????? Seriously???? It's pure "Garage house", or "Soulful House", but it's far, far, far awy from "deep house"!!
            • Risingson's avatar
              Risingson
              Can I ask the audience why the production is credited to Maurice Fulton in so many magazines and places on the internet when he is nowhere to be seen in the credits of this one? He is on the later 100% Pure Love, I know.
              • synapticflow's avatar
                synapticflow
                • RCLair's avatar
                  RCLair
                  Edited 6 years ago
                  going to try to review this record without using the word crossover, like my predecessors. it's impossible to convey just how huge this record was. This was on the radio, video shows, clubs, raves... Those keys are timeless. 5 stars. This will rock any party... and dont forget about that instrumental! wow
                  • TheStupendous's avatar
                    TheStupendous
                    This song was such a crossover smash, it reached the U.S. Billboard Pop chart at #8, and the R&B chart at #25. Everybody was singing along to this without knowing it was House music! Got myself two copies.
                    • GoodNF's avatar
                      GoodNF
                      I recall an interview with a Dutch dance music magazine about this tune. Crystal: "I was hanging out in my apartment, minding my own business, and after some time, a homeless lady was sitting outside in the vicinity of where I lived, singing all kinds of things. One of these tunes kept lingering in my head, it went like "la da dee, la da da" all the time. I simply could not get it out, so I decided to incorporate the "la da dee, la da da" as an ad-lib and write a song around it, describing all I observed."

                      It's a common legend that initially, Crystal Waters did not want to record the song herself (her voclas not being good enough), but preferred to give it to Ultra Naté. However, after hearing a home-recorded demo, the Basement Boys insisted that Crystal would sing it herself.

                      The rest is history. The Basement Boys turned the demo into a club smash, which crossed over to lots of radio stations and charted No. 1 in various countries.

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