Born a Woman

"Born a Woman"
Single by Sandy Posey
from the album Born a Woman
B-side"Caution to the Wind"
ReleasedMarch 1966 (1966-03)
RecordedNashville
Length1:57
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Martha Sharp
Producer(s)Chips Moman
Sandy Posey singles chronology
"Born a Woman"
(1966) 		"Single Girl"
(1966)

"Born a Woman" is a song by American pop singer Sandy Posey, produced by Chips Moman in Nashville on March 15, 1966.[1] This reached No.12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1966.[2] It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[3][dubious – discuss]

"Born a Woman" features prominent piano, understated strings and horns, and distinctive multitracked vocals.[4] Posey received two Grammy Award nominations for "Born a Woman" in the categories of vocal performance (female) and contemporary (R&R) solo vocal. "Born a Woman" was covered in Australia in 1966 by Judy Stone, and her version and Posey's reached third and second respectively in the national charts in that country. The song was listed as No.23 in Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1966. Posey's original reached No.7 on the Canadian chart and No.24 on the UK chart.[5]

The song was later covered by Nick Lowe on his Bowi EP and by Hubble Bubble. It was later used by Rush Limbaugh for his "Feminist Update".

  1. ^ "MGM home page". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 708. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
  3. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 210. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. ^ See John Dowler, liner notes for "Born to be Hurt" Raven Records, 2004
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 432. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.