I Am Woman - Other Versions

Other Versions

"I am Woman" was a minor C&W hit for Bobbie Roy who like Reddy was on the Capitol Records roster; Roy's version of "I am Woman" reached #51 on the C&W chart in February 1973. Also in 1973 "I am Woman" was covered by R&B singer Betty Wright on her Hard to Stop album and also by Easy Listening veteran Eydie Gorme as a solo track on Feelin' an album which was overall a duets project with Gorme's husband Steve Lawrence who had starred in Stand Up & Be Counted.

In 1979 pianist Paul Weston and vocalist Jo Stafford recorded "I am Woman" in the guise of the untalented lounge act Jonathan & Darlene Edwards: this version was released as a single which also featured a cover of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" with both songs delivered in classic "Jonathan & Darlene" mode with off notes, shifting tempo and style, and mismatched percussion.

The soundtrack for Sex and the City 2 features a performance of "I am Woman" as sung in film by its stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City 2.

Tanya Stephens covered the song on her album Gangsta Blues in 2004

"I am Woman" was also remade by Jessica Williams as a dance track featured in the 1999 film, Trick and was covered by The Dan Band on their CD The Dan Band Live inspiring a one-hour music special by the group, Dan Finnerty & The Dan Band: I Am Woman.

"I am Woman" has been recorded by Sisters Roar to raise money for 3 charities; Breast Cancer, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust & Star Support for Domestic Abuse. Organised by Sally Bee, the founder of the Precious Hearts Foundation, around 40 women recorded the song on the 16th July at Angel Studios in Islington. This version is being released on the 1st August 2011 and 100% of the money raised will go to the three chosen charities.

"I am Woman" was parodied as "I am Man" in a Burger King advertising campaign for their Texas Double Whopper hamburger.