1972 Helen Reddy – I Am Woman (US:#1)
“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 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.
Album
I Am Woman is the third studio album by Australian–American pop singer Helen Reddy, released on 13 November 1972, by Capitol Records. The album included her second recording of the song that gave the album its name, which was also the version that spent a week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Tracks […]
Muscians
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Jim Gordon |
| Guitar | Mike Deasy |
| Piano | Mike Melvoin |
| Sax | Don Menza |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Woodwinds | Jim Horn |
| Background Vocals | Kathie Deasy |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
Produced By
Jay Senter
Songwriters
Helen Reddy
Ray Burton
Charts
US:# 1
UK:# –