Who Sandy Posey What Sandy Posey (1944�2024), Born a Woman singer When July 20, 2024 Where Lebanon, TN   Born in Jasper, Alabama, Sandy Posey got her start in the music business working as a receptionist for a Memphis, Tennessee studio. She soon got a chance to begin working as a session singer, and she provided backing vocals on such songs as Percy Sledge's (1940�2015) enduring hit, "When a Man Loves a Woman." Posey began recording her own singles in the mid-1960's, and she scored a hit in 1966 with "Born a Woman," which, along with its million-plus sales, earned Posey a pair of Grammy Awards nominations. "Born a Woman" rose to No. 12 on the Hot 100, the first of three Posey releases that would chart in the same position. She followed it with "Single Girl" and "I Take It Back," also No. 12 hits. Her other singles in the 1960s included "What a Woman in Love Won't Do," "Are You Never Coming Home," and "Something I'll Remember." In the 1970's, Posey added a country tinge to her songs, joining the "countrypolitan" movement that merged fancy strings and slick production with country music. She charted several moderate country hits, including "Bring Him Safely Home to Me," "Born to Be With You," and "Love Is Sometimes Easy." "My whole career came too fast, and I was scared to death to perform before an audience. I just liked to sing in the studio. I was kind of reluctant to go out on my own." � from a 2017 interview for The Wilson Post Other Articles of Interest: Sandy Posey obituary: Singer who recorded with Elvis Presley — The Times (UK) (Note: Some news media sites require user registration to read articles and/or to send you 'targeted' email from advertisers.)   Contact Linnea Crowther Legacy