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"Fool, I'm a Woman" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in April 1999 as the third single from her album No Place That Far. The song reached No. 32 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Evans wrote the song with Matraca Berg, and Martina McBride provides backing vocals.
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