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"I'm a Man" is a song written by Steve Winwood and record producer Jimmy Miller. It was first recorded in 1967 by the Spencer Davis Group; Winwood sang lead vocals and played keyboards. The song was a hit in the United Kingdom and the United States, reaching No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
"I'm a Man" was released as the B-side of Bo Diddley's first single in April 1955. [2] The single became a two-sided hit and reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart. [ 7 ] The song is included on several of his compilation albums, including Bo Diddley (1958) and His Best (1997).
Checker Records released "Bo Diddley" as a single with "I'm a Man" in April 1955. [3] The song spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart, eventually becoming the tenth best-selling single of 1955 on the chart. [5] Music critic Richie Unterberger described the song as:
"I'm a Man", a song written by Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus and performed by Fabian (1958) "I'm a Man" (The Spencer Davis Group song) (1967), covered by the band Chicago on their album Chicago Transit Authority (1969) "I'm a Man", a 1998 song by Pulp from the album This Is Hardcore "I'm a Man" (Michelle Branch song), 2022
"Mannish Boy" (or "Manish Boy" as it was first labeled) is a blues standard written by Muddy Waters, Mel London, and Bo Diddley (with Waters and Diddley being credited under their birth names). First recorded in 1955 by Waters, it serves as an "answer song" to Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man", [1] which was in turn inspired by Waters' and Willie Dixon's "Hoo
John Garst traced elements of the song back to the hymns of the early 1800s, suggesting similarity in its tune to "Tender-Hearted Christians" and "Judgment Hymn", and similarity in its lyrics to "Christ Suffering", which included the lines "He was a man of constant sorrow / He went a mourner all his days." [9]
James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist and record producer. [1] He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, musical theater, and film score genre
John Paesano (born July 2, 1977) is an American composer working primarily in film, television, and video games. He is known for collaborating with director Wes Ball on the Maze Runner film trilogy and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, as well as composing for the Marvel Television series Daredevil and The Defenders.