Womanhood_(Tammy_Wynette_song)

Womanhood (song)

Womanhood (song)

1978 single by Tammy Wynette

"Womanhood" is a song written by Bobby Braddock, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. In Braddock's 2015 memoir, A Life on Nashville's Music Row, he described it as "a song about a girl having a tearful talk with God about losing her virginity." Braddock initially discarded the song after writing it but was convinced by his fiancée to play it for his music publisher.[1]

Quick Facts Single by Tammy Wynette, from the album ...

It was released in June 1978 as the second single and title track from her album Womanhood. The song peaked at number 3 and was her last to reach the top five of Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Track listing

7" vinyl single[2]

  • "Womanhood"
  • "50 Words or Less"

Chart performance

More information Chart (1978), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    Braddock, Bobby (2015). A Life on Nashville's Music Row. Nashville, Tennessee: Country Music Foundation Press/Vanderbilt University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-8265-2082-1.
  2. [2]
    Wynette, Tammy (June 1978). ""Womanhood"/"50 Words or Less" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records. 8-50574.
  3. [3]
    "Tammy Wynette Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. [4]
    "Search results for "Tammy Wynette" under Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2019.


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