Sandy Posey - Single Girl

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Despite having several moderate hits in both the country and pop charts, Sandy Posey was never fully embraced by either audience and is far from being a household name.

Posey was born in Jasper, AL, in 1947. In her teens she relocated to Memphis, where she secured a job as a receptionist in a local studio. Eventually she was given a chance to sing backup during recording sessions which led to work at several other studios in Memphis and Nashville -- where her clear voice was perfectly suited for the ultraslick Nashville "countrypolitan" sound of the day. MGM Records signed her at age 18 to a solo deal on the strength of her demo recording of "Born a Woman," and despite her country roots and the country feel of her material, MGM marketed her as a pop singer -- in retrospect, a wise decision. "Born a Woman" and "Single Girl" became her first two hits (both reached number 12 in the pop charts in 1966). Since both songs were written by Martha Sharp, it was mistakenly reported during this time that Sandy Posey was a pseudonym assumed by Sharp for recording purposes. Posey had two more pop hits with the Top 40 "What a Woman in Love Won't Do" and the number 12 "I Take It Back." By 1968, Posey's woman-as-a-helpless-victim themes were decidedly out of touch with the times, and the hits stopped coming. She went into semiretirement.

She returned in 1970 for phase two of her career -- "the country years." She signed to Columbia Records, where she had another string of hits -- this time in the country charts, including the Top 20 Vietnam War-inspired "Bring Him Home Safely to Me," the slightly risqué "Why Don't We Go Somewhere and Love" (a minor hit in 1975), "Happy Birthday Baby," and "Don't" (both Top 40). She moved to Monument Records in 1976 and later to Warner Brothers, where she hit again with a series of oldies revivals -- the Chordettes' "Born to Be With You" and a medley of "Love, Love, Love" and "Chapel of Love." Her last hit was in 1979 with "Love Is Sometimes Easy." In 1983, she signed to the independent label Audiograph and released her final solo album. She then stayed busy as a session singer and infrequently toured with her husband, Wade Cummings, an Elvis impersonator.

~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide

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Education

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• country
• pop
• crossover

[MusicChannel44]

WIKIPEDIA SAYS:

Sandy Posey (born June 18, 1944)[1] is an American popular singer, Do you know which is correct. Do you know which is correct, that or the 1947 date you have listed above?

[John1948ElevenB]

@MusicChannel44 Artist Direct dot com has it as 1947. I would guess that is right - artistdirect[DOT]com/artist/bi­o/sandy-posey/480646

[professordumbledorf]

I heard this song when it was new and I don't know how some people consider this a country song. I never heard it on anything other than rock n roll stations and several local jukeboxes.

[John1948ElevenB]

@professordumbledorf It was a country cross over hit. I never heard it on country station either - because I didn't listen to country stations. She was a CW singer, recorded this son and it was picked up by rock and pop stations.

[grooveschocorrol]

Que Video tan maravilloso!!! no tendras el be my baiby?

[John1948ElevenB]

Siento pero no tengo Be My Baby.

[swampzoid]

I never heard of her until now But I like her sound.

[hazeleyedwitch1]

wow she looks a lot like Princess Diana



[MusicChannel44]

@John1948ElevenB I continued to do some more research on the birth date of Sandy Posey and found that the International Movie Database lists her birth date as June 18, 1944 and it also says

Was prototype for Nashville's country-politan sound of the 1960s.

Nominated for two Grammys in 1962.

Graduated from high school in Memphis, Tennessee in 1962.

That means she graduated when she was 15 and started working at 15. Hmm, I 'm beginning to think 1944 might be the correct date.

[MusicChannel44]

@John1948ElevenB Thank you, I do expect it is correct also, considering the sourece.

[a51hawks]

A great song from the Greaest time of music. what more can be said. I truly miss these times, but becaue of sites like these, we.. from this time period, get to relive the the Greatest time of music.

[Bootski55]

Good song, and great memories when this came out.

[Babyhowdy233]

Just a wonderful, underrated singer!

Senta Berger really murdered this song!

Sandy's version is sheer perfection!

[waramia]

What a really superb song from the 'good ole days'!