Be Like a Woman

The harmony of 'Be Like a Woman' is deceptively simple — standard diatonic chords in G major — but Rainbow's genius lies in the vocal arrangement draped over them. The multi-tracked harmonies create a sense of harmonic richness that far exceeds what the underlying chords suggest on paper. The mediant chord (iii) in the verse adds a touch of sophistication that separates it from typical I–IV–V–vi pop fare, while keeping the song immediately accessible.

Chris Rainbow wrote "Be Like a Woman" as part of the sessions for his third solo album White Trails. A self-contained artist who handled writing, arranging, and production himself, Rainbow crafted the song around his signature technique of layering his own voice into dense, choir-like harmonies — a method that earned him the nickname "One Man Beach Boys" from collaborator Alan Parsons.

"Be Like a Woman" is a shimmering late-70s pop rock track showcasing Chris Rainbow's extraordinary gift for stacking vocal harmonies into a one-man choir. Originally released on his third album White Trails in 1979, the song languished in obscurity until TikTok exposure in 2026 propelled it onto the Billboard Hot 100 and past 50 million Spotify streams, making it one of the most remarkable rediscoveries in streaming-era music.