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JUDY STONE
Born A Woman (Martha Sharp) Australia 1966 #3 Sydney #2 Melbourne #1 Brisbane #4 Adelaide #1 Perth  Co-charted with the original by Sandy Posey.Judy Stone: popular Australian singer, a regular on the long-running TV pop show Bandstand, often on the charts in Australia from the early 60s to to the mid-70s. Further reading: Wikipedia article on Judy Stone.
MARTHA SHARP
Born A Woman (Martha Sharp) USA 1973 Track on 1973 Monument album Any Woman by the writer of Born A Woman. The album also includes Single Girl, another Martha Sharp composition that was a hit for Sandy Posey [Monument discography at BSN]. Sandy Posey and Martha Sharp are not the same person, as has often been claimed. See, for example, Charles D. Hill's putdown of this theory at The Chaz Music Room. As an executive at Warner Brothers in Nashville, Martha Sharp gave Faith Hill her first break.
PATTY MICHAELS
Born A Woman (Martha Sharp) USA 1966 Single on Epic label. According to an article at Spectropop about Patty Michaels, this was the original. But the highly reliable Joop Jansen, in a discussion at The Originals, has given release dates of May 1966 for Sandy Posey and June 1966 for Patty Michaels. More news as it comes to hand....
SANDY POSEY
Born A Woman (Martha Sharp) USA 1966 Original version #12 USA # 24 UK #3 Sydney #2 Melbourne #1 Brisbane #4 Adelaide #1 Perth #21 NZ Single on MGM. Co-charted in Australia with the cover version by Judy Stone. This version, released May 1966, appears to be the original, although see above. It was recorded in March, 1966 [Sandy Posey MGM discography]. Thanks to Joop Jansen. Corrections or comments? Contact the writer. |