"I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife"
Single by Cher
from the album Dark Lady
B-side"I Hate to Sleep Alone"
Released1974 (1974)
Recorded1974
GenrePop
Length3:20
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Johnny Durrill
Producer(s)Snuff Garrett
Cher singles chronology
"Train of Thought"
(1974) 		"I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife"
(1974) 		"Rescue Me"
(1974)

"I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife" is the third single released by American singer/actress Cher from her 11th studio album Dark Lady. It reached #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1]

Critical reception

Billboard described "I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife" as "almost supper club type song", "much more ballad-like than recent efforts" and expressed an opinion that the song should show the good performance in the charts.[2]

Weekly charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 31
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 42
US Adult Contemporary[4] 3

References

  1. ^ "Cher's Billboard chart history". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Top Single Picks: Cher — "I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife"" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 31. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. 3 August 1974. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "Cher - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09.
  4. ^ Chart references for "I Saw A Man And He Danced With His Wife in 'Adult Contemporary'": "Billboard Cher - Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
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