The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame describes the original artist as “arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music.”
The cover artist is “Africa’s premier diva” according to Time magazine. After becoming popular as a live performer while living in Paris in 1991, she was signed by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell.
The song is the second of two similarly-titled songs on a double LP set, the final studio album released during the original artist’s lifetime.