"Come to Me (I Am Woman)" is a 1984 song by

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singer

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, 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 and selected by Frida and producer

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before the recording sessions for the album had commenced in Studio de la Grand Armée,

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as a ballad.

Release

"Come to Me (I Am Woman)" was chosen as the follow-up single to " Shine" in late October 1984 in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and South Africa, with "Slowly" as the B-side, a song written by ABBA members,

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and

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. The German pressing had a shorter mix of 4:24. The song was performed live on several occasions, on the Swedish show ''Razzel'' as well as ''Na Sowas-Extra'' in Germany. Additionally, "Come to Me (I Am Woman)" was the B-side of "Twist in the Dark", released in France. Despite promotional efforts and German newspapers recommending the song as a hit, by the time of release there was a decrease in Frida's popularity, and due to a lack of effective planning and collaboration by

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with other record companies, the single did not chart in the countries released.

Su Pollard version

English actress

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released a cover of "Come to Me (I Am Woman)" as her debut single in September 1985. Prior to this, Pollard had taken up singing lessons at the age of 19 and made her debut television appearance in 1973 on talent show '' Opportunity Knocks'' singing a comic song, before landing a role on sitcom ''

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'', which began broadcasting in January 1980. 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". The single received some positive reception. The ''

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'' reviewed the song, saying: "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." "She may not be the next

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, or

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but even professional critics will be hard-pressed to laugh off the song as the indulgence of a comedy actress". Additional feedback from the ''

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'' stated: "I hope it gets to the no.1 spot she simply deserves for spreading sparkle in an otherwise grey-tinted world". The single was promoted on TV shows such as ''

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'' and it peaked at No. 71 in the UK singles chart. The song charted below the top 100 on two other occasions. "Come to Me (I Am Woman)" was included as the closing track on Pollard's 1986 album, ''Su''.

Charts

References

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