Womanhood (album)

Womanhood
Studio album by
Tammy Wynette
ReleasedJuly 1978
RecordedApril 1978
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length28:23
LabelEpic
ProducerBilly Sherrill
Tammy Wynette chronology
One of a Kind
(1977) 		Womanhood
(1978) 		Just Tammy
(1979)
Singles from Womanhood
  1. "I'd Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)"
    Released: April 10, 1978
  2. "Womanhood"
    Released: July 3, 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Womanhood is a studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette, released in July 1978 by Epic Records.[4]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "I'd Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)", peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, while the second single, "Womanhood", peaked at No. 3.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Womanhood"Bobby Braddock2:51
2."That's What Friends Are For"Ed Penney, Rob Parsons2:45
3."You Oughta Hear the Song"Roger Bowling, Jody Emerson2:55
4."What's a Couple More"Dennis William Wilson2:39
5."The One Song I Never Could Write"Wayland Holyfield3:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'd Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)"Robert Seay, Dorval Lynn Smith2:51
2."Mem'ries"Linda Hargrove, Susan Hargrove2:50
3."Standing Tall"Larry Butler, Ben Peters3:03
4."Love Doesn't Always Come (On the Night It's Needed)"Tammy Wynette, Joan Dew2:27
5."50 Words or Less"Danny Hogan, Frank Newberry2:42

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

  • Lou Bradley - engineer
  • Bill Justis - string arrangement
  • The Nashville Edition - backing vocals
  • Norman Seef - photography
  • Billy Sherrill - producer
  • Virginia Team - cover design
  • Tammy Wynette - lead vocals

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Peak
position
1978 Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 14

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1978 "I'm Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)" Country Singles (Billboard)[6] 26
1978 "Womanhood" Country Singles (Billboard)[7] 3

References

  1. ^ "Womanhood - Tammy Wynette | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 788.
  4. ^ "Womanhood - Tammy Wynette". Tammy Wynette. April 28, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine - September 23, 1978" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Billboard Magazine - June 10, 1978" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "Billboard Magazine - September 16, 1978" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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