Come To Me (I Am Woman)
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| "Come To Me (I Am Woman)" | ||||
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| Single by Frida | ||||
| from the album Shine | ||||
| B-side | "Slowly" | |||
| Released | November 26, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | February - March 1984 | |||
| Length | 5:04 4:24 (German 7” Edit) | |||
| Label | Polar, Polydor, Sunshine | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Howell, David Dundas | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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"Come To Me (I Am Woman)" is a 1984 song by ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad, known professionally as Frida. The song was a single in selected countries from her second English-language solo album Shine.
"Come To Me (I Am Woman)" was written by Eddie Howell and David Dundas[1] and selected by Frida and Steve Lillywhite before the recording sessions for the album had commenced in Studio de la Grand Armée, Paris as a ballad.[2][3][awkward]
Release[edit]
"Come To Me (I Am Woman)" was chosen as the follow-up single to Shine in November 1984 in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and South Africa, with Slowly as the B-Side, a song written by ABBA members, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. The German pressing had a shorter mix of 4:24. The song was performed live on several occasions, on the Swedish show Razzel[4] as well as Na Sowas-Extra in Germany.[5][3] Despite the promotional efforts and the German newspapers recommending the song as a hit[6], by the time of the release of this single, there was a decrease in Frida's popularity and due to a lack of effective planning and collaboration by Polar with other record companies,[2] the single did not chart in the countries released. The song did however chart in the Polish Airplay charts in early 1985, peaking in 26th place.[7]
Su Pollard cover[edit]
| "Come To Me (I Am Woman)" | ||||
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| Single by Su Pollard | ||||
| from the album Su | ||||
| B-side | "You Don't Really Want Me" | |||
| Released | September 1985 | |||
| Label | Rainbow Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Howell, David Dundas | |||
| Producer(s) | K. Hopwood, P. Bush, B. Kimber | |||
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| "Come To Me (I Am Woman)" | ||||
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| Single by Su Pollard | ||||
| from the album Su | ||||
| B-side | "You Don't Really Want Me" | |||
| Released | March 1987 | |||
| Label | Rainbow Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Howell, David Dundas | |||
| Producer(s) | K. Hopwood, P. Bush, B. Kimber | |||
| Su Pollard singles chronology | ||||
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English actress Su Pollard released her debut single "Come To Me (I Am Woman)" in September 1985.[1][8] Prior to her debut single, Pollard had taken up singing lessons at the age of 19, made her debut television appearance in 1973 on Opportunity Knocks, singing a comic song and landed a comedic role on Hi-Di-Hi.[9] In order to pursue her music career further, Pollard in her own words “deliberately chose a serious song because anything else would be laughed off”.[10] The single received some positive reception. The Evening Post reviewed the song; “It's good and it's commercial. If there is a criticism it's that her voice could have handled something with more substance to it.”[11] “She may not be the next Annie Lennox, or Dusty Springfield but even professional critics will be hard-pressed to laugh off the song as the indulgence of a comedy actress”.[11] Additional feedback also includes “I hope it gets to the no.1 spot she simply deserves for spreading sparkle in an otherwise grey-tinted world”.[12] The single was promoted on TV shows such as Pebble Mill and peaked in the UK Charts at No.71.[13] The song charted below the top 100 on two other occasions. This song was featured as the closing track of Pollard’s 1986 album, Su. In 1987, Pollard reissued the single[14], which did not chart in the Top 100.
Charts[edit]
| Year | Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK Charts | 71 |
| 1986 | UK Charts | 166 |
| 1987 | UK Charts | 139 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elliott, Mark (2023-09-11). "'Shine': Frida's Last Solo Album Of The 80s Still Sparkles". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 van Drongelen, Remko (2022). Frida Beyond ABBA. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Come To Me (I Am Woman)". https://www.discogs.com/release/2544615-Frida-Come-To-Me-I-Am-Woman. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Razzel (FRIDA)". ABBA on TV. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ↑ "Na, sowas! Extra (FRIDA, BENNY & BJÖRN)". ABBA on TV. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ↑ "Come To Me (I Am Woman)". http://www.raffem.com/FridaAfterABBA2.htm#1984 Sourced from unknown German newspapers. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Archiwum LP3, utwór Come to Me (I Am Woman), Frida". Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "Su Pollard - Come To Me (I Am Woman) / You Don't Really Want Me - Rainbow Records [RBR prefix] - UK - RBR 1". 45cat. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ↑ "Evening Post 03 Oct 1985, page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ↑ "Black Country Evening Mail 25 Sep 1985, page 17". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Evening Post 24 Sep 1985, page 11". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ↑ "Sunday Sun 29 Sep 1985, page 12". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ↑ "Su Pollard". Official Charts.
- ↑ "Su Pollard - Come To Me (I Am Woman) / You Don't Really Want Me - Rainbow Records [RBR prefix] - UK - RBR 11". 45cat. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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