45 single, Side A. RCA Victor (47-9548) (1968)
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"Just Because I'm a Woman" is a single by Dolly Parton. It was released on May 27, 1968, by RCA Victor as the only single from the album of the same name. The track was written by Dolly and produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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Track listing
Side A
- Just Because I’m a Woman (Dolly Parton) 3:02
- I Wish I Felt This Way at Home (Harlan Howard) 2:26
Magazine advertisement (1968)
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BackgroundDolly has said several times through the years that this song was inspired by her own personal experiences. Not long after she and Carl had gotten married, he asked her if she had ever been with a man before him. She didn't want to lie, so she said that she had. Carl was hurt by her response, but they eventually made up. During the time following the conversation, Dolly said Carl made her feel like an outcast, so she wrote this song.
Recording"Just Because I'm a Woman" was recorded on December 18, 1968, at RCA Studio B In Nashville, Tennessee. "I Wish I Felt This Way at Home" was recorded a week earlier on December 11 at Dolly's first solo RCA recording session.
Dolly re-recorded "Just Because I'm a Woman" for the 2003 tribute album, Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton. |
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Critical reception
Billboard reviewed the single in the June 8, 1968 issue. The review predicted that the single "has the potential of a solo chart topper" for Dolly, describing it as a "poignant tune" and a "string entry."
The review in the June 8, 1968 issue of Cashbox said, "As her Just Because I'm a Woman LP leaps up the charts, Dolly Parton makes her Victor singles solo debut with the title track from that package. The songstress' popularity has already built to a point that she should be an odds-on favorite to rack up big sales with this lament."
The review in the June 8, 1968 issue of Cashbox said, "As her Just Because I'm a Woman LP leaps up the charts, Dolly Parton makes her Victor singles solo debut with the title track from that package. The songstress' popularity has already built to a point that she should be an odds-on favorite to rack up big sales with this lament."
Billboard review, June 8, 1968.
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Cashbox review, June 8, 1968.
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Commercial performance
"Just Because I'm a Woman" debuted at number 46 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated June 29, 1968. It peaked at number 17 on the chart dated September 14, its twelfth week on the chart. The single charted for 14 weeks. It also peaked at number three on the Cashbox Country Singles chart. The single peaked at number eight in Canada on the RPM County Singles chart.
Accolades"Just Because I'm a Woman" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa in 1971, for sales of 10,000 copies. The award was presented to Dolly on June 6, 1971, by Wally Cochran, RCA's Nashville artist relations manager, during a ceremony for Dolly Parton Day in Sevierville, Tennessee. Bob Ferguson, who produced the track, was also on hand for the presentation. Cochran stated that this was the fist time a female country artist had received a gold certification from South Africa.
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Cashbox, June 26, 1971.
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Personnel
Credits are adapted from the 2003 CD reissue of Just Because I'm a Woman.
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"Just Because I'm a Woman"
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"I Wish I Felt This Way at Home"
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