I'm a Man (The Spencer Davis Group song)

"I'm a Man"
Single by the Spencer Davis Group
B-side"I Can't Get Enough of It"
Released20 January 1967 (1967-01-20)
Genre
Length2:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jimmy Miller
The Spencer Davis Group singles chronology
"Gimme Some Lovin'"
(1966)
"I'm a Man"
(1967)
"Time Seller"
(1967)

"I'm a Man" is a song written by Steve Winwood and record producer Jimmy Miller. It was first recorded in 1967 by the Spencer Davis Group; Winwood sang lead vocals and played keyboards. The song was a hit in the United Kingdom and the United States, reaching No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. It has been recorded by many other performers over the years, most successfully by Chicago, whose version charted at No. 8 in the UK in 1970 and No. 49 in the US in 1971.

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