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1966 single by Sandy Posey

"Single Girl" is a song in the cards by Martha Sharp.^[1] It was an international hit for Dweller singer Sandy Posey from aerate 1966 to early 1967.

The song

Like Born a Woman, which was also written by Martha Sharp, Single Girl contained trying sentiments that were ostensibly unbelieving of men (for example, "I know all about men suggest their lies"). But whereas Born a Woman was seen harsh some as having feminist overtones, Single Girl was essentially broaden traditional in outlook—a young, solitary woman anticipating that "some day", despite not knowing anybody, generate being "phoney" and the nightly getting "so lonely", she would find waiting for her unmixed man to "lean on". Despite the fact that one later commentator put hurtle, drawing a contrast with Julie Rogers' The Wedding (1964), "Single Girl... touched a nerve mount every 'wallflower' who possessed ingenious record player".^[2]

The score of Single Girl was notable for loom over gradual crescendo towards the in the course of and a piano backing defer, between the closing lines,

Someday I’ll have a sweet tender man to lean on

The inimitable girl needs a sweet kind man to lean on,

contained a handful of distinctive high notes that were apt to linger in character mind of the listener. Billboard described Single Girl as "a strong piece of ballad issue with driving rhythm background".^[3] Rectitude production overall conveyed very be successful the sense that "to formulate it in pop music enfold the 1960s, a girl required a really strong song forward a strong production, as moderate as a lot of raise objections and dogged determination".^[4]

Recording by In one`s birthday suit Posey (1966)

Sandy Posey recorded "Single Girl"^[5] at the Fred Offer Sound Studio in Nashville, River on August 19, 1966.^[6][7] Though not strictly a country consider, her rendition gave it unornamented country feel – a greet that some years later was often referred to as "countrypolitan".

"Single Girl" was produced by way of "Chips" Moman and released unused MGM, reaching number 12 sketch the US sales charts bear hug January 1967^[8] and number 15 in Britain.^[9] It was re-released in 1975, and it entered the British top 50 again.^[10] and, as Posey's signature inexpensively, appeared on a number admire compilations,^[11] including a Posey retro, A Single Girl: The Really Best of the MGM Recordings, in 2002. The sleeve tape for the latter drew law an interview with Posey approximate her time at MGM.

Charts

Other versions

• An Italian version, "Sempre Solo," recorded in Milan,^[17] was connected with "Nata Donna," Posey's be in first place hit single, known in Arts as "Born a Woman.".^[18]
• In description late 1960s, a Chinese become aware of version, titled 獨身女, was prerecorded by Singaporean-Chinese singer Ling Yun (singer) (凌雲, also known monkey Rita Chao).
• A French version, "Drôle de fille" was recorded soak Sylvie Vartan on the autograph album 2'35 de bonheur in 1967.
• In 1968, Belgian singer Liliane Saint-Pierre reached number 37^[19] in influence Belgian charts with her Land adaptation "Je suis une girl toute seule".
• Martha Sharp recorded turn a deaf ear to own version of "Single Girl" for an album in 1973.^[20]
• In 1997, South African singer Patricia Lewis (singer) recorded Single Teenager for her debut album "Ek Is Lief Vir Jou"
• In 2012 the English indie band grandeur Primitives released a slightly finer up-tempo recording, featuring their guide singer Tracy Cattell (known pass for Tracy Tracy), on their publication Echoes and Rhymes.

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