Sandy Posey

18 June 1944, Jasper, Alabama, USA. As a teenager Posey moved to west Memphis where she embarked on a career as a studio session singer. Her contributions to innumerable records impressed producer Chips Moman, who encouraged the artist as both a songwriter and performer. Posey's debut single, "Born A Woman", reached number 12 in the US charts in 1966, while its pithy lyric - "If you're born a woman, you're born to be hurt" - brought a new maturity to the often maudlin approach common to female country singers. Read more on Last.fm

Sandy Posey has 2 songs that have been featured in movies like The Good Girl and The Man Without a Face. What is your favorite song by Sandy Posey?

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