| Gypsy Man | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | War |
| Album: | Deliver the Word |
| B-Side: | Deliver the Word |
| Genre: | Funk |
| Length: | 3:50 (US Promo Version) 5:22 (single version) 11:35 (album version) |
| Label: | United Artists |
| Producer: | Howard E. Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan |
| Prev Title: | The Cisco Kid |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Me and Baby Brother |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
"Gypsy Man" is a song written and performed by War. It was featured on their 1973 album Deliver the Word.[1]
The song was produced by Howard E. Scott, Jerry Goldstein, and Lonnie Jordan.[2] The album version, started off with a wind sound effect, before a longer instrumental section, sets up the vocal section. It also features more lyrical passages, ending with a longer coda in the harmonica, before the song's fade.
It reached #6 on the U.S. R&B chart and #8 on the U.S. pop chart in 1973.[3] The song ranked #93 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1973.[4]