"Fool, I'm a Woman" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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singer

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. It was released in April 1999 as the third single from her album ''

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''. The song reached No. 32 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Evans wrote the song with

Matraca Berg Matraca Maria Berg Hanna (; born February 3, 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and ...

, and

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provides backing vocals.

Background

"Fool, I'm a Woman" was included as a track on the ''CMT Girls' Night Out'' compilation album a year later. Evans performed the song on the ''CMT Girls' Night Out'' special which featured vocal accompaniment from McBride,

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, and

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. This version was used in the song's music video.

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of ''

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'' wrote that "'Fool, I'm a Woman', with its sprightly mandolins, ringing electric guitars, and crackling snare drum, is another of those crossover tunes that landed as a single".

Chart performance

References

1999 singles 1998 songs Sara Evans songs Songs written by Matraca Berg Songs written by Sara Evans Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson RCA Records Nashville singles {{1999-country-song-stub