| "I Am Woman" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the 1972 German single | ||||
| Single by Helen Reddy | ||||
| from the album I Am Woman | ||||
| B-side | "More Than You Could Take" | |||
| Released | May 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 (original) 23 April 1972 (re-release) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Burton, Helen Reddy | |||
| Producer(s) | Jay Senter | |||
| Helen Reddy singles chronology | ||||
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"I Am Woman" is a song written by Australian musicians Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. Performed by Reddy, the first recording of "I Am Woman" appeared on her debut album I Don't Know How to Love Him, released in May 1971, and was heard during the closing credits for the 1972 film Stand Up and Be Counted. A new recording of the song was released as a single in May 1972 and became a number-one hit later that year, eventually selling over one million copies. The song came near the apex of the counterculture era[1] and, by celebrating female empowerment, became an enduring feminist anthem for the women's liberation movement. Following Reddy's death in September 2020, the song peaked at number 2 on the Australian digital sales chart.[2]
- ^ Perrone, James E. (2004). Music of the Counterculture Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 85. ISBN 0-313326-89-4.
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