Gypsy Woman (Crystal Waters song)

This article is about the song by Crystal Waters. For the song by The Impressions, see Gypsy Woman (The Impressions song). For the song by Don Williams, see I Recall a Gypsy Woman.

"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"
Single by Crystal Waters
from the album Surprise
B-side"Tell Me"
ReleasedApril 3, 1991 (1991-04-03)
Genre
Length
  • 3:48 (radio mix)
  • 7:31 (Basement Boy(s) "Strip to the Bone" mix)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Neal Conway
  • Crystal Waters
Producer(s)The Basement Boys
Crystal Waters singles chronology
"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"
(1991) 		"Makin' Happy"
(1991)
Music video
"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" on YouTube

"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" or "Gypsy Woman (La da dee la da da)" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Crystal Waters from her debut studio album, Surprise (1991). Written by Neal Conway and Waters, the song was released on April 3, 1991 by Mercury Records, as the lead single from the album. It is famous for its "la da dee, la da da" vocal refrain and its often-sampled keyboard riff, and is now widely regarded as one of the biggest classics of house music, being remixed several times since its release.

"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" topped the charts in Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. The song also peaked within the top ten of the charts in at least eight countries, including Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 of the charts in Australia and France. Its music video was directed by Mark Pellington. In 2020, Slant Magazine ranked "Gypsy Woman" number ten in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".[2] In 2022, Pitchfork featured it in their list of "The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s" and Rolling Stone in their "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".[3]

  1. ^ Hardy, Ernest (May 22, 1994). "Crystal Waters, "Storyteller"". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023. The singer best known for the 1991 dance-pop hit 'Gypsy Woman'.
  2. ^ "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time". Slant Magazine. June 15, 2020. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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