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I’m a Woman is an album by Peggy Lee that was released in 1963.[1] It was made when the title song was in the charts.[1]
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine’s Top LP’s chart in the issue dated March 9, 1963, peaking at No. 18 during a twenty-six-week run on the chart.[3] The album debuted on Cashbox magazine’s Top 100 Albums chart in the issue dated February 23, 1963, peaking at No. 21 during a twenty-week run on the chart.[4] On the magazine’s Top 50 Stereo chart it reached No. 20 during a shorter twelve-week run on it.[4]
The namesake single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated January 5, 1963, reaching No. 54 during a nine-week stay on it,[5] although Cashbox ranked it lower at No. 71.[6] It reached No. 79 on the Australian charts as well.[7] The follow-up single “The Alley Cat Song” didn’t chart.[8]
Track listing
Side one
- “The Alley Cat Song” (Frank Bjorn, Jack Harlen) – 1:37
- “Mama’s Gone, Goodbye” (Peter Bocage, A.J. Piron) – 2:17
- “I’m Walkin’” (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) – 2:33
- “Come Rain or Come Shine” (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:31
- “There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth the Salt of My Tears” (Fred Fisher) – 3:08
- “I’m a Woman” (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – 2:00
Side two
- “Mack the Knife” (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein) – 2:03
- “You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You” (Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh) – 2:40
- “I’ll Get By” (Fred Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:19
- “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (Douglass Cross, George Cory) – 2:39
- “A Taste of Honey” (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott) – 2:18
- “One Note Samba” (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca, Jon Hendricks) – 2:46
Personnel
- Peggy Lee, vocals
- Dick Hazard, conductor, except as below
- Benny Carter, conductor on I’m a Woman and I’ll Get By
- Mannie Klein, trumpet
- Al Hendrickson and John Pisano, guitar
- Mike Melvoin, piano
- Max Bennett, bass
- Stan Levey, drums
Charts
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[3] | 18 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[4] | 21 |
| US Cashbox Top 50 Stereo[4] | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | “I’m a Woman” | US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 54 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Singles[6] | 71 | ||
| AUS Kent Music Report[9] | 79 |
References
- ^ a b c I'm a Woman at AllMusic
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (June 29, 1963). “Peggy Lee: I’m A Woman“ (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 120. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 83. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Hoffmann, Frank W. (1975). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p. 208. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ a b “Peggy Lee chart history (Hot 100)”. Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 212. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
- ^ Steffen Hung. “Forum – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 3 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)”. australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Lee, Peggy (March 1963). ““The Alley Cat Song“/”Little Boat” (45 RPM single)”. Capitol Records. 4942.
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969). Turramurra: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
