Tribute to a Woman

2002 single by Ginuwine

"Tribute to a Woman"

Single by Ginuwine

from the album The Life

Released

May 7, 2002

Length

4:59

Label

Epic

Songwriter(s)

Elgin Lumpkin
Troy Oliver

Producer(s)

Cory Rooney
Troy Oliver

Ginuwine singles chronology

"Just Because"
(2001)

"Tribute to a Woman"
(2002)

"I Need a Girl (Part Two)"
(2002)

"Tribute to a Woman" is a song by American R&B singer Ginuwine. It was co-written and produced by Troy Oliver along with Cory Rooney for his studio third album The Life (2001). The song was released as the album's fourth and final single and reached number 61 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[1]

Background

"Tribute to a Woman" was written by Ginuwine and Troy Oliver, while production was helmed by Oliver along with Cory Rooney.^[2] In a 2016 interview, Ginuwine commented on the song: "I love that song. Everybody tells me about that song, especially the women. I just felt women needed a song like that. It was sort of like "Dear Mama" by 2Pac. When I made that one, I was really trying to get all of the power women like Oprah. It didn’t work out, but the thought was there because I was thinking about it."^[3]

Track listing

12" single^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tribute to a Woman"	Elgin Lumpkin Troy Oliver	Oliver	4:59
2.	"That's How I Get Down" (featuring Ludacris)	Christopher Bridges Lumpkin Timothy Mosley	Timbaland	4:13

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of The Life.^[2]

Ginuwine – executive producer, vocals, writer
Troy Oliver – producer, writer
Cory Rooney – producer
Vlad the Impaler – mastering

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[1]	61

References

^ ^a ^b "Ginuwine Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b The Life (booklet). Ginuwine. Epic Records. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Ginuwine Interview: State Of R&B, Possible Retirement, Reflecting on "The Life"". youknowigotsoul.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ Tribute to a Woman (12" Single) (booklet). Ginuwine. Epic Records. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)