Just Because I’m a Woman

Country · 1968 · 10 tracks · 30m

Just Because I’m a Woman

A sharp, early feminist manifesto delivered through high-lonesome vocals and weeping pedal steel. Sparse, honest, and decades ahead of its time.

May 4, 1968 · RCA Victor

A courageous and clear-eyed exploration of womanhood that balances sharp social critique with tender vulnerability.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 30m

01

You’re Gonna Be Sorry

2:15

02

I Wish I Felt This Way at Home

2:29

04

I’ll Oilwells Love You

2:16

05

The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)

2:55

06

Little Bit Slow to Catch On

2:19

07

The Bridge

2:34

08

Love and Learn

2:33

09

I’m Running Out of Love

2:06

11

Baby Sister

2:39

12

Try Being Lonely

2:42

Moments Worth Listening For

The startlingly blunt title track where the music drops to a simmer as she delivers a sermon on gendered hypocrisy.

The haunting, cinematic fade-out of 'The Bridge' that leaves the listener suspended over a dark river.

That specific catch in her throat during 'I Wish I Felt This Way at Home' that signals a marriage in quiet decay.

Reviews

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Just Because I’m a Woman sound next to the rest of Dolly Parton's catalogue?

Defiant+3.3σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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