Crystal brings a background of jazz and blues to her music, which blended well with our various ideas.' The first two songs she wrote were ' Makin' Happy' and 'Gypsy Woman'. Thomas Davis from the Basement Boys told in a 1991 interview, 'It was a great combination of influences.

They wanted her to write some house songs for them while keeping her jazz influences. At a conference in Washington, D.C., she met the house-music production team Basement Boys. She went to the studio, got a job, and became a writer and backup singer. A workmate's cousin owned a recording studio and Waters found out that it was looking for backup singers. government, in the computer division, issuing arrest warrants. At age eleven, she began writing poetry and was inducted into the Poetry Society of America when she was 14, the youngest person ever to receive that honor.Īfter studying business and computer science at university, she worked for the Washington, D.C. Waters' father was a jazz musician and her uncle was the lead saxophonist with MFSB. Her great aunt, Ethel Waters, was a famous singer and actress in the 1940s. Background Ĭrystal Waters grew up in a very musical family. And in 2022, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone featured it in their list of 'The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s' and '200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time'. In 2020, Slant Magazine ranked 'Gypsy Woman' number 10 in their list of 'The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time'. The song also peaked within the top 10 of the charts in at least eight countries, including Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and entered the top 20 in Australia and France.

'Gypsy Woman' peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. It is famous for its 'la da dee, la dee da' 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. Written by Neal Conway and Waters, the song was released on April 3, 1991, as the lead single from the album. ' Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)' (also released as ' Gypsy Woman (La da dee la da da)') is a song by American singer-songwriter Crystal Waters from her debut studio album, Surprise (1991).

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