We Gotta Get You a Woman

"We Gotta Get You a Woman"
Single by Todd Rundgren
from the album Runt
B-side	"Baby, Let's Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Don't Tie My Hands"
Released	October 1970
Recorded	1970 at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, NY
Studio	Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York
Genre	Power pop, pop rock, soft rock
Length	3:05
Label	Ampex Records
Songwriter(s)	Todd Rundgren
Producer(s)	Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren singles chronology

"We Gotta Get You a Woman" is a 1970 song originally performed and written by Todd Rundgren from the 1970 album Runt. The Four Tops did a cover of this song in 1972.

"We Gotta Get You a Woman" was inspired by Rundgren's friend, music executive Paul Fishkin, who later promoted the song and Rundgren. It refers to the two's "post-hanging days" in Greenwich Village.[1] In the song, Rundgren tells his friend Leroy “We gotta get you a woman / It’s like nothin’ else to make you feel sure you’re alive.” Robert Rodi thought the song was "ridiculously catchy" but criticized its depiction of women.[2]

Despite being credited to the band Runt, Rundgren wrote, produced, and played multiple instruments on the song. "We Gotta Get You a Woman" was his first hit, reaching No. 20 in the U.S. He rarely performed the song in concert however.[3] Rundgren did perform the song during most concerts of his 2019 "Individualist" tour.[4]

References

Myers, Paul (2010). A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio. Jawbone Press. pp. 46–47. ISBN 9781906002336.
Rodi, Robert (December 2, 2017). "Return to Gender: Todd Rundgren and Rufus Wainwright's Elastic Masculinity". New City Music. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
Doyle, Bill. ""We Gotta Get You a Woman" by Todd Rundgren — Doyle's 'Not-So-Top-10′". NJ 101.5. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
Willman, Chris (May 12, 2019). "Concert Review: Todd Rundgren Rediscovers a Pop Catalog's Glory". Variety. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

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[1] Myers, Paul (2010). A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio. Jawbone Press. pp. 46–47. ISBN 9781906002336.

[2] Rodi, Robert (December 2, 2017). "Return to Gender: Todd Rundgren and Rufus Wainwright's Elastic Masculinity". New City Music. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

[3] Doyle, Bill. ""We Gotta Get You a Woman" by Todd Rundgren — Doyle's 'Not-So-Top-10′". NJ 101.5. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

[4] Willman, Chris (May 12, 2019). "Concert Review: Todd Rundgren Rediscovers a Pop Catalog's Glory". Variety. Retrieved July 13, 2020.