Helen Reddy
Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 194129 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, actress, television host, and activist. Born in Melbourne to a showbusiness family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on rad ...
, released on July 23, 1973, by
Capitol Records
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and, aside from its primary focus on
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-friendly material, had her trying out New Orleans jazz ("Lovin' You") and the English-language version of a recent
Charles Aznavour
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s Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated August 11, 1973, and reached number eight during its 43 weeks there, and in
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magazine it peaked at number 14. On September 19 of that year, the
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awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States.RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for titles by Helen Reddy On July 22, 2003, it was released for the first time on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD, the other album being her 1972 release ''
I Am Woman
"I Am Woman" is a song written by Australian musicians Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. Performed by Reddy, the first recording of "I Am Woman" appeared on her debut album ''I Don't Know How to Love Him'', released in May 1971, and was heard during ...
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Delta Dawn
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" was released as the first single from the album on June 11, 1973,(2006) ''The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection'' by Helen Reddy
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s
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later that month, in the issue of the magazine dated June 23, and enjoyed 20 weeks there, one of which was at number one.. That same issue also marked its first appearance on the magazine's
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chart, where it lasted for 16 weeks, with two of those being in the top spot.. On August 30 of that year the song earned Gold certification from the
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for sales of the one million copies that was the requirement for singles at that time. It also had three weeks at number one on RPM's singles chart in Canada. The sing was certified Gold in Australia in March 1974.
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Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)
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" was released as a single on October 29 of that year and had 16 weeks on the
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that began in the November 3 issue and eventually included two weeks at number three. It also spent 16 weeks on the Easy Listening chart that started in the November 10 issue and included four weeks at number one. On January 8, 1974, it received Gold certification, and it peaked at number five in Canada in the issue of RPM dated January 12.
Track listing
Side 1
# "
Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)
"Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" is a 1973 song written and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Linda Laurie. It was famously covered by Australian-American singer Helen Reddy several months later; Reddy's cover was a million-selling, G ...
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Linda Laurie
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# "Lovin' You" (
John Sebastian
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Carole Bayer Sager
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) – 2:07
# "Don't Mess with a Woman" (Michael Curtis, Richard Curtis, Patty Moan) – 3:04
# "
Delta Dawn
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" ( Larry Collins, Alex Harvey) – 3:08
Side 2
# "The West Wind Circus" (Adam Miller) – 4:25
# "If We Could Still Be Friends" ( Paul Williams) – 2:17
# "Long Hard Climb" ( Ron Davies) – 2:59
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Until It's Time for You to Go
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
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Georges Garvarentz
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Joel Hirschhorn
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Al Kasha
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;Alternate version of "Don't Mess with a Woman"
In 2009 EMI Music Special Markets released ''Rarities from the Capitol Vaults'', a 12-track CD of mostly what were previously unreleased Reddy recordings, which included an alternate version of "Don't Mess with a Woman".(2009) ''Rarities from the Capitol Vaults'' by Helen Reddy
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Al Capps
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– arranger and conductor ("Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)", "Delta Dawn", "Long Hard Climb")
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Lee Holdridge
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– arranger and conductor ("The West Wind Circus", "If We Could Still Be Friends", "The Old Fashioned Way")
*Armin Steiner – engineer
*Jay Senter – producer ("Don't Mess with a Woman")
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Jim Horn
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– horn arrangements ("Don't Mess with a Woman")
*Doug Sax – cutting engineer
*Jeff Wald – management
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Norman Seeff
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