I Am Woman: The Essential Helen Reddy Collection

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I Am Woman: The Essential Helen Reddy Collection
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Compilation album by
Released1998
Recorded1971–1981
Genre Vocal
Pop/Rock [1]
Length1:13:54
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Tom Catalano
Joel Diamond
Kim Fowley
Earle Mankey
Larry Marks
Lou Reizner
Jay Senter
Joe Wissert
Helen Reddy chronology
The Best of Helen Reddy
(1991)
I Am Woman: The Essential Helen Reddy Collection
(1998)
Center Stage
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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I Am Woman: The Essential Helen Reddy Collection is a compilation album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1998 by Razor & Tie and, in addition to the title track, includes three additional songs written or cowritten by Reddy ("Best Friend", "More Than You Could Take", and "I Think I'll Write a Song") as well as rare compilation appearances by "Bluebird", "The Fool on the Hill", and two recordings from her brief time with MCA Records ("I Can't Say Goodbye to You" and "Never Say Goodbye").

Contents

Reception

On Allmusic Charles Donovan asserts that this collection "is a compilation that lives up to its name -- everything anyone could possibly need to know about Helen Reddy's heyday is included, and more. Dwelling largely on her years at Capitol, and concentrating almost exclusively on single releases, I Am Woman is a more comprehensive round-up than 1975's Greatest Hits ." [1]

Track listing

  1. "I Am Woman" (Ray Burton, Helen Reddy) – 3:24
  2. "Best Friend" (Ray Burton, Helen Reddy) – 2:17
  3. "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) – 3:15
  4. "Crazy Love" (Van Morrison) – 3:16
  5. "More Than You Could Take" (Helen Reddy) – 2:41
  6. "Peaceful" (Kenny Rankin) – 2:50
  7. "Delta Dawn" (Larry Collins, Alex Harvey) – 3:08
  8. "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" (Linda Laurie) – 3:26
  9. "Keep On Singing" (Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen) – 3:03
  10. "The West Wind Circus" (Adam Miller) – 4:25
  11. "You and Me Against the World" (Kenny Ascher, Paul Williams) – 3:08
  12. "Angie Baby" (Alan O'Day) – 3:29
  13. "I Think I'll Write a Song" (Peter Allen, Helen Reddy) – 2:22
  14. "Emotion" (Patti Dahlstrom, Véronique Sanson) – 4:10
  15. "Bluebird" (Leon Russell) – 2:46
  16. "Somewhere in the Night" (Will Jennings, Richard Kerr) – 3:31
  17. "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady" (Harriet Schock) – 3:26
  18. "I Can't Hear You No More" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:48
  19. "The Fool on the Hill" from All This and World War II (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:49
  20. "You're My World" (Umberto Bindi, Gino Paoli, Carl Sigman) – 2:45
  21. "Candle on the Water" from Pete's Dragon (Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha) – 3:10
  22. "I Can't Say Goodbye to You" (Becky Hobbs) – 3:46
  23. "Never Say Goodbye" from Continental Divide (Carole Bayer Sager, Michael Small) – 3:08

Personnel

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "I Am Woman: The Essential Helen Reddy Collection - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 (1972) I Am Woman by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records ST-11068.
  3. (1973) Long Hard Climb by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records SMAS-11213.
  4. (1974) Love Song for Jeffrey by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records SO-11284.
  5. (1981) "Play Me Out" by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Universal City: MCA Records MCA-5202.
  6. (1981) "Never Say Goodbye/When I Dream" by Helen Reddy [7-inch single]. Universal City: MCA Records MCA-51186.
  7. 1 2 (1977) Ear Candy by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records SO-11640.
  8. (1971) I Don't Know How to Love Him by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records ST-762.
  9. (1971) Helen Reddy by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records ST-857.
  10. (1974) Free and Easy by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records ST-11348.
  11. (1975) No Way to Treat a Lady by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records ST-11418.
  12. (1976) Music, Music by Helen Reddy [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records ST-11547.

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