| When a Woman Loves | |
| Cover: | Whenawomanloves.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | R. Kelly |
| Album: | Love Letter |
| Released: | (digital) |
| Length: | (album version) (radio edit) |
| Label: | Jive |
| Producer: | R. Kelly |
| Prev Title: | Sign of a Victory |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Radio Message |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
"When a Woman Loves" is the first single by American singer R. Kelly from his eleventh studio album Love Letter. The song peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100; and it was promoted with a music video directed by Kelly and Jeremy Rall.[1] In 2011 R. Kelly was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, but lost.[2]
The music video is directed by Jeremy Rall, who also directed Kelly’s later music video "Radio Message".[3]
Entertainment Weekly commented that the song "has a classic throwback vibe unlike almost anything in his recent catalog."[4]