Womanhood (album)

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Womanhood
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1978
RecordedApril 1978
Studio Columbia, Nashville
Genre Country
Length28:23
Label Epic
Producer Billy 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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

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

Contents

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 Braddock 2:51
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 Holyfield 3:20
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 Peters 3:03
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.

Chart positions

Album

YearChartPeak
position
1978 Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 14

Singles

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

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References

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