You Ai n't Woman Enough ( to Take My Man ) - Wikipedia You Ai n't Woman Enough ( to Take My Man ) `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) '' Single by Loretta Lynn from the album You Ai n't Woman Enough B - side `` God Gave Me a Heart to Forgive '' Released May 1966 Format 7 '' single Recorded 15 November 1965 Columbia Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Genre Honky tonk country Length 2 : 11 Label Decca Songwriter ( s ) Loretta Lynn Producer ( s ) Owen Bradley Loretta Lynn singles chronology `` Dear Uncle Sam '' ( 1966 ) `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) '' ( 1966 ) `` Do n't Come Home A ' Drinkin ( With Lovin ' on Your Mind ) '' ( 1966 ) `` Dear Uncle Sam '' ( 1966 ) `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) '' ( 1966 ) `` Do n't Come Home A ' Drinkin ( With Lovin ' on Your Mind ) '' ( 1966 ) `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) '' is a song written and originally recorded by American country artist Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single in May 1966 via Decca Records. The song has since been regarded as one of Lynn 's signature songs. Contents 1 Background and reception 2 Later versions 3 Track listings 4 Charts 4.1 Weekly charts 5 References Background and reception `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) '' was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio on November 15, 1965. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the session was produced by renowned country music producer Owen Bradley. Three additional tracks were recorded during this session, including the single 's B - side, `` God Gave Me a Heart to Forgive '' and Lynn 's hit single `` Dear Uncle Sam ''. `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) '' was based on a real life woman Lynn had met backstage before a concert. Lynn recounted in 2016 that the woman confided in Lynn about how another woman attempted to steal her husband from her. In response to her words, Lynn replied, `` Honey, she ai n't woman enough to take your man ! '' Following the conversation, Lynn went into her dressing room and wrote the song. `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) '' reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles survey in 1966. The song became her eighth top ten single on the country chart and her biggest hit up to that point. It was included on her 1966 studio album, You Ai n't Woman Enough. Later versions The song was performed by the Grateful Dead several times in 1973. Sung by female vocalist of the band, Donna Jean Godchaux, it was never played over its original play length and was kept from becoming one of their extended jams. Martina McBride covered the song for her album Timeless. The song has proved popular with southern soul artists with June Edwards ( 1968 ) and Shirley Brown ( 1995 ) recording two well known versions. A comedic version of the song was recorded for the 2005 film Be Cool by Dwayne Johnson, with the full music video viewable on the DVD extras and YouTube. Hayley Williams, lead singer of rock band Paramore, has regularly performed the song while on tour ; in 2010, Paramore recorded the song for the tribute album Coal Miner 's Daughter : A Tribute to Loretta Lynn. Track listings 7 '' vinyl single `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) '' -- 2 : 11 `` God Gave Me a Heart to Forgive '' -- 2 : 54 Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1966 ) Peak position US Hot Country Singles ( Billboard ) References Jump up ^ `` Praguefrank 's Country Discography 2 : Loretta Lynn, part 1 ''. Praguefrank. Retrieved 3 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Why Loretta Lynn Wrote `` You Ai n't Woman Enough '' ``. PBS. Retrieved 3 April 2016. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. Jump up ^ Dwayne Johnson - You Ai n't Woman Enough Jump up ^ Paramore - You Ai n't Woman Enough ( Cover ) Jump up ^ `` Loretta Lynn - You Ai n't Woman Enough / God Gave Me a Heart to Forgive ( Vinyl ) ''. Discogs. Retrieved 3 April 2016. hide Loretta Lynn singles Albums Singles Discography with Conway Twitty 1960s 1960 `` I 'm a Honky Tonk Girl '' 1962 `` Success '' 1963 `` The Other Woman '' `` Before I 'm Over You '' 1964 `` Wine, Women and Song '' `` Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be '' ( with Ernest Tubb ) `` Happy Birthday '' 1965 `` Blue Kentucky Girl '' `` The Home You 're Tearing Down '' 1966 `` Dear Uncle Sam '' `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) '' `` Do n't Come Home A'Drinkin ' ( With Lovin ' on Your Mind ) ) '' 1967 `` If You 're Not Gone Too Long '' `` What Kind of a Girl ( Do You Think I Am ) '' 1968 `` Fist City '' `` You 've Just Stepped In ( From Stepping Out on Me ) '' `` Your Squaw Is on the Warpath '' 1969 `` Woman of the World ( Leave My World Alone ) '' `` Who 's Gonna Take the Garbage Out '' ( with Ernest Tubb ) `` To Make a Man ( Feel Like a Man ) '' `` Wings Upon Your Horns '' 1970s 1970 `` I Know How '' `` You Wanna Give Me a Lift '' `` Coal Miner 's Daughter '' 1971 `` I Wanna Be Free '' `` You 're Lookin ' at Country '' `` One 's on the Way '' 1972 `` Here I Am Again '' `` Rated `` X '' '' 1973 `` Love Is the Foundation '' `` Hey Loretta '' `` They Do n't Make ' em Like My Daddy '' `` Trouble in Paradise '' `` The Pill '' `` Home '' `` When the Tingle Becomes a Chill '' 1976 `` Red, White and Blue '' `` Somebody Somewhere ( Do n't Know What He 's Missin ' Tonight ) '' 1977 `` She 's Got You '' `` Why Ca n't He Be You '' `` Out of My Head and Back in My Bed '' 1978 `` Spring Fever '' `` We 've Come a Long Way Baby '' 1979 `` I Ca n't Feel You Anymore '' `` I 've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind '' 1980s 1980 `` Pregnant Again '' `` Naked in the Rain '' `` Cheatin ' on a Cheater '' 1981 `` Somebody Led Me Away '' 1982 `` I Lie '' `` Making Love from Memory '' 1985 `` Heart Do n't Do This to Me '' 1990s `` Silver Threads and Golden Needles '' ( with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette ) This 1960s country song - related article is a stub. 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Question: who wrote you ain't woman enough to take my man
Answer: Loretta Lynn