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When a Woman Loves

R. Kelly | Artist Essentials

R. Kelly / RECOMMENDED SELECTION 18

First released: 2010 (year verified)

Original 2010 studio recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The more open, soul-oriented setting gives the sustained melody room to expand.

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First released: 2010 (year verified)

The selected original recording is documented in 2010 in the release history of When a Woman Loves. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.

Recording: Original 2010 studio recording
Credit: R. Kelly
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: When a Woman Loves

Love Letter - original 2010 program and earlier singles
The original 2010 program identifies When a Woman Loves and Love Letter, with recording fields for their same-year pre-album singles. The separately listed prelude and later anthology radio edit are not extra selections. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

About R. Kelly

R. Kelly is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer from Chicago. He sang in church and developed his performance skills at Kenwood Academy before recording with Public Announcement. His solo catalog includes 12 Play and the ballad I Believe I Can Fly from Space Jam. Later recordings such as Happy People and Step in the Name of Love continued his work in contemporary R&B.

Artist background sources

R. Kelly - Biography.com career biography
Chicago background, church singing, Kenwood Academy, Public Announcement, 12 Play and Space Jam. The article misstates some release/award years; those dates, accolades and unrelated legal history are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

R. Kelly - Recording Academy artist record
Documented R&B performance and songwriting repertoire, including Happy People and Step in the Name of Love; no awards-year-to-release-year inference. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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