(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man
{{Infobox song
| name = (I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man
| cover = (I'm_A)_Stand_by_My_Woman_Man_-_Ronnie_Milsap.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Ronnie Milsap
| album = 20/20 Vision
| B-side = Lovers, Friends and Strangers
| released = July 10, 1976
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:58
| label = RCA
| writer = Kent Robbins
| producer = Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson
| prev_title = What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Let My Love Be Your Pillow
| next_year = 1977
}}
"(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man" is a song written by Kent Robbins, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in July 1976 as the second single from the album 20/20 Vision. The song was Milsap's sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eleven weeks within the top 40.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=232}}
It is an answer song to Tammy Wynette's Stand By Your Man.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PMpOGoVFGFoC&dq=stand+by+your+man+ronnie+milsap&pg=PA102|title = Understanding Popular Music|isbn = 9780415107228|last1 = Shuker|first1 = Roy|year = 1994}} Backing vocals were provided by The Holladay Sisters.
According to Milsap, the song was "almost" a lawsuit because the opening piano melody, played by session musician Hargus "Pig" Robbins, sounded similar to Robbins' intro on "Behind Closed Doors".{{cite AV media notes |title=Ultimate Ronnie Milsap |others=Ronnie Milsap |year=2004 |first=Kienzle |last=Rich |type=CD booklet |publisher=RCA Records |id=82876}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1976) !align="center"|Peak |
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Ronnie Milsap}} |
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|33|artist=Ronnie Milsap}} |
align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks
|align="center"|1 |
=Year-end charts=
class="wikitable"
!Chart (1976) !Position |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1976/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1976|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=August 5, 2021}}
|align="center"|7 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|aqoh__Hjin4|Ronnie Milsap - (I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man}}
{{Ronnie Milsap}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:I'm A Stand By My Woman Man}}
Category:Songs written by Kent Robbins
Category:Song recordings produced by Tom Collins (record producer)
{{1970s-country-song-stub}}