© Copyright music and lyrics reproduced by kind permission of Special Rider — for original, exclusive performances by Bob Dylan, check-out the official channel at www.youtube.com/bobdylan. “Just Like a Woman” is a song written by Bob Dylan and first released on his 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde (see 1966 in music).It was also released as a single in the US during August 1966 and peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100.Dylan’s recording of “Just Like a Woman” was not issued as a single in the United Kingdom but the British beat group, Manfred Mann, did release a hit single version of the song in July 1966, which peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart.In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Dylan’s version of the song at #230 in their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Conception and recording Dylan wrote “Just Like a Woman” on November 25, 1965 (Thanksgiving Day) in Kansas City while on tour. It was allegedly inspired by New York socialite Edie Sedgwick, who frequented Andy Warhol’s Factory at around the same time that Dylan was introduced to Warhol. Sedgewick had a tendency to catch the attention of musicians; The Velvet Underground’s Lou Reed wrote “Femme Fatale”, released on 1967’s The Velvet Underground & Nico album, about Sedgwick at roughly the same time. “Just Like a Woman” has also been rumored to have been written about Dylan’s relationship with fellow folk singer Joan Baez. In particular, the lines “Please don’t let on that you knew me when/I was hungry and …
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