Womanhood (album)

Womanhood is the nineteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on July 24, 1978, by Epic Records.[3]

Womanhood
Studio album by Tammy Wynette
Released	July 24, 1978
Recorded	April 1978
Studio	CBS Recording Studio (Nashville)
Genre	Country
Length	28:23
Label	Epic
Producer	Billy Sherrill
Tammy Wynette chronology
One of a Kind (1977) Womanhood (1978) Just Tammy (1979)
Singles from Womanhood
"I'd Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)" Released: April 10, 1978 "Womanhood" Released: July 3, 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Womanhood"	Bobby Braddock	2:51
2.	"That's What Friends Are For (Barbara Mandrell cover)"	Ed Penney, Rob Parsons	2:45
3.	"You Oughta Hear the Song"	Roger Bowling, Jody Emerson	2:55
4.	"What's a Couple More"	Dennis William Wilson	2:39
5.	"The One Song I Never Could Write"	Wayland Holyfield	3:20

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'd Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)"	Robert Seay, Dorval Lynn Smith	2:51
2.	"Mem'ries"	Linda Hargrove, Susan Hargrove	2:50
3.	"Standing Tall"	Larry Butler, Ben Peters	3:03
4.	"Love Doesn't Always Come (On the Night It's Needed)"	Tammy Wynette, Joan Dew	2:27
5.	"50 Words or Less"	Danny Hogan, Frank Newberry	2:42

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

• Lou Bradley - engineer
• Bill Justis - string arrangement
• The Nashville Edition - backing vocals
• Norman Seef - photography
• Billy Sherrill - producer
• Virginia Team - cover design
• Tammy Wynette - lead vocals

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak position
1978	Country Albums (Billboard)[4]	14

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1978	"I'm Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)"	Country Singles (Billboard)[5]	26
1978	"Womanhood"	Country Singles (Billboard)[6]	3

References

1. "Womanhood - Tammy Wynette | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Womanhood - Tammy Wynette". Tammy Wynette. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
4. "Billboard Magazine - September 23, 1978" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
5. "Billboard Magazine - June 10, 1978" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
6. "Billboard Magazine - September 16, 1978" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2018.