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Sandy Posey

Sandy Posey

Sandy Posey has been played on NTS in shows including Mil Townley, featured first on 6 January 2017. Songs played include See Ya' Round On The Rebound, I'm Your Puppet and Sunglasses.

Sandy Posey (born Sandra Lou Posey in Jasper, Alabama, on 18 June 1944; died 20 July 2024) was an American popular singer remembered for her success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharp's compositions "Born a Woman" and "Single Girl". Often described as a country singer although (like Skeeter Davis, to whom she has been frequently compared), her output varied. Later in her career, the term "countrypolitan", associated with the "Nashville sound", was sometimes applied. Posey had four hit singles in the United States, three of which peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100.

As a teenager Posey moved to west Memphis where she embarked on a career as a studio session singer. Her contributions to innumerable records impressed producer Chips Moman, who encouraged the artist as both a songwriter and performer. Posey's debut single, "Born A Woman", reached number 12 in the US charts in 1966, while its pithy lyric - "If you're born a woman, you're born to be hurt" - brought a new maturity to the often maudlin approach common to female country singers. "Single Girl", its equally accomplished follow-up, scaled the UK and US Top 20s, before "What A Woman In Love Won't Do", "I Take It Back" and "Are You Never Coming Home" (all 1967) continued her run of success.

Posey was one of several singers backing Elvis Presley when he undertook sessions at Moman's American studios. She was featured on "Mama Liked The Roses', and also appeared with the singer during his first Las Vegas engagement in 1969.

While retaining popularity within the country market, Posey's distinctive approach as a solo act latterly proved too specialized for pop. She released albums for Columbia Records, Monument Records and Warner Brothers Records, charting for the last time with 1979"s "Love Is Sometimes Easy". After releasing an independent album in 1983, Posey concentrated on session work.

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Sandy Posey

Sandy Posey has been played on NTS in shows including Mil Townley, featured first on 6 January 2017. Songs played include See Ya' Round On The Rebound, I'm Your Puppet and Sunglasses.

Sandy Posey (born Sandra Lou Posey in Jasper, Alabama, on 18 June 1944; died 20 July 2024) was an American popular singer remembered for her success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharp's compositions "Born a Woman" and "Single Girl". Often described as a country singer although (like Skeeter Davis, to whom she has been frequently compared), her output varied. Later in her career, the term "countrypolitan", associated with the "Nashville sound", was sometimes applied. Posey had four hit singles in the United States, three of which peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100.

As a teenager Posey moved to west Memphis where she embarked on a career as a studio session singer. Her contributions to innumerable records impressed producer Chips Moman, who encouraged the artist as both a songwriter and performer. Posey's debut single, "Born A Woman", reached number 12 in the US charts in 1966, while its pithy lyric - "If you're born a woman, you're born to be hurt" - brought a new maturity to the often maudlin approach common to female country singers. "Single Girl", its equally accomplished follow-up, scaled the UK and US Top 20s, before "What A Woman In Love Won't Do", "I Take It Back" and "Are You Never Coming Home" (all 1967) continued her run of success.

Posey was one of several singers backing Elvis Presley when he undertook sessions at Moman's American studios. She was featured on "Mama Liked The Roses', and also appeared with the singer during his first Las Vegas engagement in 1969.

While retaining popularity within the country market, Posey's distinctive approach as a solo act latterly proved too specialized for pop. She released albums for Columbia Records, Monument Records and Warner Brothers Records, charting for the last time with 1979"s "Love Is Sometimes Easy". After releasing an independent album in 1983, Posey concentrated on session work.

Original source Last.fm

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See Ya' Round On The Rebound
Sandy Posey
MGM Records1966
I'm Your Puppet
Sandy Posey
MGM Records1966
Sunglasses
Sandy Posey
MGM Records1967
I Take It Back
Sandy Posey
MGM Records1967
Shattered
Sandy Posey
MGM Records1967