"One Man Woman" is a 1980 song recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...

. Although was never released as a single in the United States, it was Easton's third single. The song was written by Mike Leeson and Peter Vale, and produced by Christopher Neil

Christopher Neil

Christopher Neil is a British record producer, songwriter, singer and actor.He has worked with Celine Dion, a-ha, Dollar, Paul Nicholas, Kim Criswell, Morten Harket, Mike + The Mechanics, Johnny Logan, Marillion, The Moody Blues, The Other Ones, Paul Carrack, Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, Cher,...

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Background

Following her launch on the TV show The Big Time

The Big Time (TV series)

The Big Time was a British documentary and reality television series made by the BBC, which ran from 1976 to 1980.Devised and produced by Esther Rantzen and narrated initially by Rantzen but later by John Pitman, each programme followed a member of the public placed in the limelight as a result of...

, Easton shot to success during the summer of 1980 with two top ten hits; "9 to 5

9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song)

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Modern Girl (Sheena Easton song)

"Modern Girl" is the debut single by Scottish pop singer Sheena Easton. The song was originally released in February 1980. It made a lowly #56 in the charts before being re-released to top ten success in August of the same year...

". In October, the third single "One Man Woman" was released. It was also a success peaking at #14 in the UK and #5 in Ireland. The song was backed by the ballad "Summer's Over" on the B-Side. Like her previous two singles, this was again produced by Christopher Neil

Christopher Neil

Christopher Neil is a British record producer, songwriter, singer and actor.He has worked with Celine Dion, a-ha, Dollar, Paul Nicholas, Kim Criswell, Morten Harket, Mike + The Mechanics, Johnny Logan, Marillion, The Moody Blues, The Other Ones, Paul Carrack, Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, Cher,...

 and recorded at AIR Studios in London. The song was later included on her debut album, Take My Time, released early the following year. The video for the single featured Easton during a photo shoot

Photo shoot

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In November 1980, Easton was invited to appear at The Royal Variety Performance to sing for the Queen. Despite this song being currently in the charts at the time, Easton instead sung "When He Shines", a song from her upcoming album.

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	14
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	5