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"What a Man" is a song written by Dave Crawford, and originally recorded for Stax Records' Volt imprint by Linda Lyndell, whose recording reached number 50 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1968. The song was sampled and reinterpreted as "Whatta Man" in 1993 by the trio Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue, which became a commercial success; reaching the top ten in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 2011, German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut (credited as Lena) covered the song while retaining the original title and lyrics.

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  • What a Man (deutsch: „Was für ein Mann!“) ist ein englischsprachiges Lied, geschrieben von . Die Originalaufnahme erfolgte 1968 durch die US-amerikanische Soul-Sängerin Linda Lyndell, produziert durch Isaac Hayes und für das Stax-Label Volt Records als 2-Track-Single (B-Seite „I Don’t Know“). Der Titel erreichte Platz 50 der Billboard-R&B-Charts. In der Folge wurde die Sängerin durch Rassisten des Ku-Klux-Klan als Weiße, die schwarze Musik singt, angefeindet und bedroht und beendete daraufhin ihre Gesangskarriere. Sie sang den Titel erstmals wieder 2003 live zur Eröffnung des Stax-Museums in Memphis. (de)
  • "What a Man" is a song written by Dave Crawford, and originally recorded for Stax Records' Volt imprint by Linda Lyndell, whose recording reached number 50 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1968. The song was sampled and reinterpreted as "Whatta Man" in 1993 by the trio Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue, which became a commercial success; reaching the top ten in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 2011, German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut (credited as Lena) covered the song while retaining the original title and lyrics. (en)
  • Whatta Man è un singolo del gruppo musicale hip hop statunitense Salt-n-Pepa, inciso insieme ad un altro gruppo R&B statunitense tutto al femminile, le En Vogue, e pubblicato nel 1994 dall'etichetta discografica FFRR. La canzone e stata scritta da Hurby Azor e Dave Crawford e prodotta dallo stesso Azor. È stata estratta dall'album Very Necessary delle Salt-n-Pepa e dall'EP delle En Vogue. Il brano è una reinterpretazione di del 1968, originariamente interpretata da , la cui registrazione raggiunse la posizione nº50 nulla "Billboard R & B chart nel 1968". (it)
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