SANDY POSEY
MGM HOME PAGE
RELEASED
NOVEMBER 4, 2002 &
RE-RELEASED
AUGUST 2, 2019
SANDY POSEY:
A SINGLE GIRL:
THE VERY BEST OF
THE MGM RECORDINGS
RPM 245 (56:06)
All Tracks Stereo except 04
Annotation by
Harry Young
01. Born A Woman
Recorded March 15, 1966
Master 66XY479
~ MGM single K 13501
Billboard review May 14, 1966
Billboard #12, Cash Box #12
~ MGM albums E / SE 4418 (BORN A WOMAN, New album release Billboard November 26, 1966, Billboard Review December 3, 1966, Billboard #129, Cash Box #80), E / SE 4509 (THE BEST OF SANDY POSEY, Cash Box Review November 25, 1967), GAS 125 (GOLDEN ARCHIVE SERIES, Billboard Review September 5, 1970)
02. Single Girl
Recorded August 19, 1966
N 50129
~ MGM single K 13612
Billboard Review November 12, 1966
Billboard Ad November 19, 1966
Billboard #12, Cash Box #13
~ E / SE 4455 (SINGLE GIRL, Billboard Ad February 25, 1967, Bilboard and Cash Box Reviews March 11, 1967), E / SE 4509, GAS 125
03. Blue Is My Best Color
Recorded August 25, 1966
N 50139
~ MGM single K 13612 B
~ E / SE 4418, E / SE 4509
04. Arms Full Of Sin
w/out Backing Chorus
Recorded August 25, 1966
N 50136
~ E / SE 4418 w/ Backing Chorus,
E / SE 4509 w/ Backing Chorus,
UK Polydor Mid-Price SPELP 60 (THE VERY BEST OF SANDY POSEY) w/ Backing Chorus
05. Satin Pillows
Recorded August 24, 1966
N 50132
~ E / SE 4418
06. Just Out Of Reach
Recorded August 29, 1966
N 50142
~ E / SE 4418
07. What A Woman In Love Won't Do
Recorded January 12, 1967
N 50219
~ MGM single K 13702
Billboard Review Feb 25, 1967
Billboard #31, Cash Box #39
~ E / SE 4509
08. Shattered
Recorded January 11, 1967
N 50218
~ MGM single K 13702 B
~ E / SE 4455
09. Hey Mister
Recorded January 13, 1967
N 50221
~ E / SE 4455
10. Patterns
Recorded December 22, 1966
N 50208
~ E / SE 4455
11. I'm Your Puppet
Recorded December 20, 1966
N 50207
~ E / SE 4455, GAS 125
12. Here Comes My Baby Back Again
Recorded December 22, 1966
N 50211
~ E / SE 4455
13. Don't Touch Me
Recorded December 20, 1966
N 50204
~ E / SE 4455
14. I Take It Back
Recorded March 23, 1967
N 50296
~ MGM single K 13744
Billboard and Cash Box Reviews and Ads May 27, 1967
Billboard #12, Cash Box #17
~ E / SE 4480 (SANDY POSEY FEATURING I TAKE IT BACK, Billboard Ads August 26, 1967 and September 9, 1967, Cash Box Review September 16, 1967, Billboard Review October 7, 1967, Billboard #182), E / SE 4509
15. The Boy I Love
Recorded April 1967
N 50314
~ MGM single K 13744 B
~ E / SE 4480, E / SE 4509
16. Come Softly To Me
Recorded January 11, 1967
N 50217
~ E / SE 4480
17. Sunglasses
Recorded March 29, 1967
N 50299
~ E / SE 4480
18. Are You Never Coming Home
Recorded August 10, 1967
N 50410
~ MGM single K 13824
Billboard and Cash Box Reviews October 7, 1967
Billboard Ad October 21, 1967
Cash Box Ad October 7, 1967
Billboard #59, Cash Box #68
~ E / SE 4509, GAS 125
19. Take Me With You Baby
Recorded August 9, 1967
N 50406
~ E / SE 4509
20. Something I'll Remember
Recorded November 2, 1967
N 50441
~ MGM single K 13892
Billboard and Cash Box Reviews Feb 10, 1968
Billboard #102, Cash Box #83
~ E / SE 4525 (LOOKING AT YOU, Cash Box Review March 23, 1968)
21. Deep In Kentucky
Recorded December 1967
N 50460
~ E / SE 4525
22. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Recorded November 2, 1967
N 50440
~ E / SE 4525, GAS 125
23. One Man Woman
Recorded November 2, 1967
N 50439
~ E / SE 4525
Shindig
November 2002
Goldmine #584,
December 13, 2002
MOJO #110
January 2003
Q #199
February 2003
February 6, 2003
A SINGLE GIRL:
THE VERY BEST OF
THE MGM RECORDINGS
(RPM 245)
Entered the Cherry Red Top 51
(October - December 2002)
at #3
Roctober #35
Winter / Spring 2003
Posey's amazing sad, clear voice subverts the lyrics; the melancholy that resonates creates the subtext of this woman resigned to her limitations and to the slavery of love... the material written for her exploit(s) the sad magic of her voice...
Record Collector #283
March 2002
Cool & Strange
Music #28
March 2003
Record Collector #284
April 2003
The RPM Collector
SANDY POSEY
A SINGLE GIRL
Definitive collection from Posey's peak,
1966-1968. Chillingly evocative songs of youthful heartache that crossed the borders of country,p op and soul. Includes notes by Peter Doggett from an interview with Sandy Posey.
May 6, 2003
A SINGLE GIRL:
THE VERY BEST OF
THE MGM RECORDINGS
(RPM 245)
#13 on the Cherry Red Top 51
(January - March 2003)
Gullbuy
July 29, 2003
by Patrick Rands
Expanded November 2, 2003
August 6, 2003
A SINGLE GIRL:
THE VERY BEST OF
THE MGM RECORDINGS
(RPM 245)
#34 on the Cherry Red Top 51
(April - June 2003)
Ugly Things #21
September 2003
by Patrick Llewellyn
As Sandy Carmel
6284 Kiss Me Goodnight
6285 First Boy
~ Bell single 614, March 1965
Produced by Bill Justis
As Betty York
6803 My Love
~ HIT single 238, January 1966
As Betty Richards
6808 These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
~ HIT single 241, January 1966
As Sherry York
6825 A Sign Of The Times
~ HIT single 249, March 1966
As Sandy
6827 Bang Bang
~ HIT single 250, March 1966
As Betty Richards
6840 How Does That Grab You Darlin'
~ HIT single 254, April 1966
As Sandy Posey
Recorded
March 15, 1966
66XY479 Born A Woman
~ MGM single K 13501
Billboard review May 14, 1966
Billboard #12 Cash Box #12
~ MGM single K 13818 Celebrity Stone
~ MGM albums E / SE 4418, E / SE 4509,
GAS 125
66XY480 Caution To The Wind
~ MGM single K 13501 B
~ MGM single K 13818 B Celebrity Stone
~ E / SE 4418
Billboard August 6, 1966
Sandy Posey Hot 100 Stars Biography
August 19, 1966
N 50128 What A Woman In Love Won't Do
See N 50219
N 50129 Single Girl
~ MGM single K 13612
Billboard Review November 12, 1966
Billboard Ad November 19, 1966
Billboard #12 Cash Box #13
~ MGM single K 13819 Celebrity Stone
~ E / SE 4455, E / SE 4509, GAS 125
August 24, 1966
N 50130 This Time
~ E / SE 4418
N 50131 You Got To Have Love To Be Happy
~ E / SE 4418, E / SE 4509
N 50132 Satin Pillows
~ E / SE 4418
N 50133 If Tears Had Color In Them
~ E / SE 4418
August 23, 1966
N 50134 Yours Until Tomorrow UNRELEASED
N 50135 See Ya Round On The Rebound
~ E / SE 4455
August 25, 1966
N 50136 Arms Full Of Sin
w/ Backing Chorus
~ E / SE 4418, E / SE 4509
N 50137 It's Not Easy UNRELEASED See N 50290
N 50138 It's All In The Game
~ E / SE 4418
N 50139 Blue Is My Best Color
~ MGM single K 13612 B
~ MGM single K 13819 B Celebrity Stone
~ E / SE 4418, E / SE 4509
August 29, 1966
N 50140 Strangers In the Night
~ E / SE 4418
N 50141 Miss Lonely
~ E / SE 4418, GAS 125
N 50142 Just Out Of Reach
~ E / SE 4418
December 20, 1966
N 50204 Don't Touch Me
~ MGM single K 13822 Celebrity Stone
~ E / SE 4455
N 50205 I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
~ E / SE 4455
N 50206 A Place In The Sun
~ E / SE 4455
N 50207 I'm Your Puppet
~ MGM single K 13822 Celebrity Stone
~ E / SE 4455, GAS 125
December 22, 1966
N 50208 Patterns
~ E / SE 4455
N 50209 Red Sails In The Sunset UNRELEASED
N 50210 The Twelfth Of Never
~ E / SE 4455
N 50211 Here Comes My Baby Back Again
~ E / SE 4455
January 11, 1967
N 50217 Come Softly To Me
~ E / SE 4480
N 50218 Shattered
~ MGM single K 13702 B
~ MGM single K 13820 B Celebrity Stone
~ E / SE 4455
January 12, 1967
N 50219 What A Woman In Love Won't Do
~ MGM single K 13702
Billboard Review Feb 25, 1967
Billboard #31 Cash Box #39
~ MGM single K 13820 Celebrity Stone
~ E / SE 4509
N 50220 Love's Where Life Begins UNRELEASED
January 13, 1967
N 50221 Hey Mister
~ E / SE 4455
January 20, 1967
N 50222 The Last Day Of Love
~ E / SE 4455
N 50223 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man UNRELEASED
N 50224 I Can Show You How To Live
~ MGM single K 13824 B
~ E / SE 4480, E / SE 4509
January 31, 1967
N 50254 Raining In My Heart UNRELEASED
N 50255 Rhythm Of The Rain UNRELEASED
N 50256 I Know UNRELEASED
N 50257 Any Day Now UNRELEASED See N 50289
March 20, 1967
N 50288 Bread And Butter
~ E / SE 4480
N 50289 Any Day Now UNRELEASED See N 50257
March 21, 1967
N 50290 It's Not Easy See N 50137
~ E / SE 4525
N 50291 Love Of The Common People
~ E / SE 4480, GAS 125
N 50292 It's Wonderful To Be In Love
~ E / SE 4480
N 50293 The Big Hurt
~ E / SE 4480
N 50294 The Meadow Of My Love
~ E / SE 4525
March 23, 1967
N 50295 Halfway To Paradise
~ E / SE 4480
N 50296 I Take It Back
~ MGM single K 13744
Billboard and Cash Box Reviews and Ads May 27, 1967
Billboard #12 Cash Box #17
~ MGM single K 13821 Celebrity Stone
~ E / SE 4480, E / SE 4509
N 50297 Standing In The Rain
~ E / SE 4480
N 50298 Will You Love Me Tomorrow
UNRELEASED See N 50440
March 29, 1967
N 50299 Sunglasses
~ E / SE 4480
N 50300 Lonely Symphony UNRELEASED
April 1967
N 50314 The Boy I Love
~ MGM single K 13744 B
~ MGM single K 13821 B Celebrity Stone
~ E / SE 4480, E / SE 4509
August 8, 1967
N 50404 Shades Of Gray
~ E / SE 4525
N 50405 Just You, Just Me (And Love For Company)
~ E / SE 4525
August 9, 1967
N 50406 Take Me With You Baby
~ E / SE 4509
August 10, 1967
N 50407 Handy
~ E / SE 4525
N 50408 Out Of Tune
~ E / SE 4525
N 50409 Chapters UNRELEASED
N 50410 Are You Never Coming Home
~ MGM single K 13824
Billboard and Cash Box Reviews October 7, 1967
Billboard Ad October 21, 1967
Cash Box Ad October 7, 1967
Billboard #59 Cash Box #68
~ E / SE 4509, GAS 125
Billboard Ad September 9, 1967, Page 1:
Sandy Posey is the singing star on MGM's Celebrity Stone [Celebrity Series] for September. Her latest smash single, I Take It Back (K 13744), is featured on a special set of 45s being sent to DJs. Also included in the special air-play package are hits from her latest albums Sandy Posey (E / SE 4480) and Single Girl (E / SE 4455).
September 13, 1967
N 50419 Ring Ting-A-Ling
UNRELEASED
November 2, 1967
N 50438 Lonely Eyes
UNRELEASED
N 50439 One Man Woman
~ E / SE 4525
N 50440 Will You Love Me Tomorrow
~ E / SE 4525, GAS 125
N 50441 Something I'll Remember
~ MGM single K 13892
Billboard and Cash Box Reviews Feb 10, 1968
Billboard #102 Cash Box #83
~ E / SE 4525
N 50442 Just Between You And Me
UNRELEASED
November 3, 1967
N 50443 Here I Am
UNRELEASED
N 50444 I Turn Around And Love You
UNRELEASED
N 50445 Hope
UNRELEASED
November 1967
N 50459 Silly Girl, Silly Boy
~ MGM single K 13892 B
~ E / SE 4525, GAS 125
December 1967
N 50460 Deep In Kentucky
~ E / SE 4525
N 50461 He Wants To Take Me Home
UNRELEASED
April 12, 1968
N 50571 The Wonderful World Of Summer
~ MGM single K 13967 B
N 50572 Ways Of The World
~ MGM single K 13967
Billboard and Cash Box Reviews August 10, 1968
~ GAS 125
April 19, 1968
N 50595 Your Conception Of Love
~ MGM single K 14006
Billboard and Cash Box Reviews November 23, 1968
~ GAS 125
September 1968
N 50746 All Hung Up In Your Green Eyes
~ MGM single K 14006 B
Italian language versions:
Nata Donna
(Born A Woman) /
Sempre Solo
(Single Girl)
~ Italy MGM single MG 70-012
BORN A WOMAN
~ MGM ALBUM E / SE 4418
New album release, Billboard November 26, 1966
Billboard Review December 3, 1966
Billboard #129 Cash Box #80
SINGLE GIRL
~ MGM ALBUM E / SE 4455
Billboard Ad February 25, 1967
Billboard and Cash Box Reviews March 11, 1967
SANDY POSEY FEATURING I TAKE IT BACK
~ MGM ALBUM E / SE 4480
Billboard Ads August 26, 1967 and September 9, 1967
Cash Box Review September 16, 1967
Billboard Review October 7, 1967
Billboard #182
THE BEST OF SANDY POSEY
~ MGM ALBUM E / SE 4509
Cash Box Review November 25, 1967
LOOKING AT YOU
~ MGM ALBUM E / SE 4525
Cash Box Review March 23, 1968
SANDY POSEY
~ MGM E / SE 4580
August 1968
Cancelled
SANDY POSEY GOLDEN ARCHIVE SERIES
~ MGM ALBUM GAS 125
Billboard Review September 5, 1970
All Sandy Posey MGM Tracks Produced by Chips Moman except
N 50439 One Man Woman,
N 50440 Will You Love Me Tomorrow,
N 50441 Something I'll Remember:
Produced by Joe South and
N 50595 Your Conception Of Love,
N 50746 All Hung Up In Your Green Eyes:
Producer Unknown
Sandy Posey MGM Arrangers Unknown except
N 50204 Don't Touch Me,
N 50205 I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now),
N 50206 A Place In The Sun,
N 50207 I'm Your Puppet,
N 50208 Patterns,
N 50288 Bread And Butter,
N 50296 I Take It Back,
N 50299 Sunglasses:
Arranged by Bill McElhiney,
N 50210 The Twelfth Of Never,
N 50211 Here Comes My Baby Back Again:
Arranged by Jim Hall and
N 50291 Love Of The Common People,
N 50292 It's Wonderful To Be In Love,
N 50293 The Big Hurt:
Arranged by Ray Stevens
You Say Beautiful Things To Me
(Eddie Rabbitt - Rory M. Bourke) /
Losing Out On You
(Sandy Posey - Billy Robinson)
Columbia single 4-45360
Billboard Review May 1, 1971
UK CBS single S 7286
Released June 11, 1971
Bring Him Safely Home To Me /
A Man In Need Of Love
(Sandy Posey)
Columbia single 4-45458
Billboard Review October 9, 1971
Entered Billboard October 30, 1971
Entered Cash Box November 6, 1971
Billboard Country #18 Cash Box Country #9
Why Don't We Go Somewhere And Love /
Together
Columbia single 4-45596
Billboard Review May 6, 1972
Entered Billboard May 27, 1972
Entered Cash Box June 3, 1972
Billboard Country #51 Cash Box Country #43
WHY DON'T WE GO SOMEWHERE AND LOVE
Columbia album KC and 8-track CA 31594
Billboard Review August 5, 1972
8-track cartridge w/ different song sequence
Happy Happy Birthday Baby /
Thank The Lord For New York City
Columbia single 4-45703
Billboard Review October 7, 1972
Entered Billboard October 28, 1972
Entered Cash Box November 11, 1972
Billboard Country #36 CB Country #35
Don't / Thank The Lord For New York City
Columbia single 4-45828
Billboard Review April 14 ,1973
Entered Billboard and Cash Box May 5, 1973
Billboard Country #39 Cash Box Country #47
Why Do We Carry On (The Way We Do)
(Sandy Posey)
Trying To Live Without You Kind Of Days
Monument single 8698
Billboard Review June 12, 1976
Entered Billboard June 19, 1976
Billboard Country #99
UTN 0767 It's Midnight
(Do You Know Where Your Baby Is?) /
UTN 0768 Long Distance Kissing
WB single WBS 8289
Billboard Review
November 13, 1976
Record World Review
November 20, 1976
Entered Billboard Country
December 18, 1976, #93
Entered Cash Box Country
January 8, 1977, #81
Produced by Chips Moman
UTN 0786 Charlie My Boy
(Bobby Emmons - Chips Moman)
Recorded November 2, 1976
VTN 0880
Memories Are Made Of This
VTN 0881 Talking In Your Sleep
VTN 0882 Lover's Question
VTN 0883
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Recorded August 12, 1977
VTN 0878 Born To Be With You /
VTN 0937 It's Not Too Late
(Sandy Posey)
WB single WBS 8540
Billboard Review
March 4, 1978
Entered Billboard Country
March 11, 1978, #21
Entered Cash Box Country
March 11, 1978, #24
WTN 1018 Love, Love, Love -
Chapel Of Love /
WTN 1014 I Believe In Love
(Sandy Posey)
WB single WBS 8610
Billboard Review
July 22, 1978
Entered Billboard Country
August 5, 1978, #26
Entered Cash Box Country
August 5, 1978, #24
WTN 1078 Love Is Sometimes Easy
(Sandy Posey) /
WTN 1014 I Believe In Love
(Sandy Posey)
WB single WBS 8731
Billboard Review
February 10, 1979
Entered Billboard Country
February 10, 1979, #26
Entered Cash Box Country
February 17, 1979, #25
WTN 1079 Try Home /
WTN 1078
Love Is Sometimes Easy
WB single WBS 8852
Billboard review June 2, 1979
Entered Billboard Country
June 30, 1979, #82
Entered Cash Box Country
June 30, 1979, #86
XTN 1154 Black Is The Night /
XTN 1155
The Best Things In My Life
WB single WBS 49104
Billboard Review
November 24, 1979
Special Thanks For WB Information:
Ian Reckless
Can't Get Used To Sleeping Without You /
You Can't Ride On My Coat Tails
Audiograph single AG 45-449
Billboard Review January 15, 1983
Entered Billboard February 26, 1983
Billboard Country #88
BECAUSE OF YOU
Audiograph album AG 7784
and cassette C-AG 7784
Copyright 1982
Because Of You
(Sandy Posey)
Dream Lover
As Long As We've Got Us
You Can't Ride On My Coat Tails
(Sandy Posey)
Can't Get Used To Sleeping Without You
(Sandy Posey)
Fool At Heart
She's Got You
Anybody Would Want To Touch You
(Sandy Posey)
Love Will Turn You Around
Life Is More Than A Song
(Sandy Posey)
TENNESSEE ROSE
51 West / CSP album and cassette Q 16270
September 28, 1982
Sandy Posey Gusto Sessions
Produced by Louis Lofredo & Tommy Hill
G-7912 Single Girl
~ Gusto single GT4-2029 1979
G-7913 I Take It Back
~ Gusto single GT4-2201 1983
G-7914 [What A Woman In Love Won't Do]
G-7915 Born A Woman
~ Gusto single GT4-2019 1979
G-7916 Bring Him Safely Home To Me
~ Gusto single GT4-2029 1983
The Best Of Sandy Posey & Skeeter Davis
Gusto album and cassette GT-0005
1978
Born A Woman,
Single Girl,
What A Woman In Love Won't Do,
I Take It Back
Sandy Posey:
Born A Woman
Canada K-Tel album and cassette NC 556
1982
She's Got You
Young Love
Don't Say Nothin'
(Bad About My Baby)
I Love How You Love Me
Since I Met You Baby
Don't Break The Heart That Loves You
Born A Woman
All I Have To Do Is Dream
So Sad (To Watch A Good Love Go Bad)
Single Girl
I Take It Back
Put Your Hand In The Hand
Be My Baby
Let's All Go Down To The River
Devoted To You
I Will Follow Him
Sandy Posey
Moe's Mighty Minis
Cassette MS-2702
October 10, 1994
I Take It Back,
Born A Woman,
Single Girl,
Bring Him Home
Safely To Me
Sandy Posey Best Of The Best
Federal CD 6538
November 1999
(1979 Gusto Recordings)
Born A Woman
I Take It Back
Single Girl
It Don't Fit Anymore
I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
What A Woman
In Love
Won't Do
I Never Will
Marry
Honey Hungry
18 Wheels Hummin'
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