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American Idol Season 5 - The Songs

I'm Every Woman

By Bill Lamb, About.com

This song is a classic soul anthem first performed by Chaka Khan in the late 1970's and then revived as an even bigger hit by Whitney Houston in the 1990's.

Performer

Mandisa - March 7, 2006

Songwriters

Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson

Notable Recorded Versions

  • Chaka Khan - #21 Pop (1978) (Listen)
  • Whitney Houston - #4 Pop (1993) (Listen)

Key Lyric Phrase

I’m every woman, it’s all in me
Anything you want done, baby
I’ll do it naturally

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