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{{short description|single by Lou Rawls}}
{{Short description|Single by Lou Rawls}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Lady Love
| name = Lady Love
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| released = January 1978
| released = January 1978
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio = [[Sigma Sound Studios|Sigma Sound]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<ref name="Temples">{{cite book |last1=Cogan |first1=Jim |last2=Clark |first2=William |title=Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios |publisher=Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco, United States |date=2003 |pages=151-163 |isbn=0-8118-3394-1 }}</ref>
| studio =
| venue =
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[jazz]]|[[disco]]|[[Philadelphia soul]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[jazz]]|[[disco]]|[[Philadelphia soul]]}}
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| writer = Yvonne Gray, Sherman Marshall
| writer = Yvonne Gray, Sherman Marshall
| producer = Yvonne and Jack Faith
| producer = Yvonne and Jack Faith
| prev_title =
| prev_title = See You When I Git There
| prev_year =
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title =
| next_title = One Life to Live
| next_year =
| next_year = 1978
}}
}}


"'''Lady Love'''" is a pop song written by Yvonne Gray alias Vonghn Gray. The sheet music has the songwriter as Von Gray the sole writer, however; the strings were the arrangement of Belford Hendricks. The Producers were Von Gray and Jack Faith. It became a hit single cut from [[Lou Rawls]]' 1977 album ''[[When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All]]''. It was released as a single in January 1978 and peaked at No. 13 in Canada,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5486a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5486a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5486a|title=Image : RPM Weekly|date=17 July 2013}}</ref> No. 24 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], No. 20 on ''Cash Box'', and went to No. 21 on the R&B chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=483}}</ref>
"'''Lady Love'''" is a pop song written by Yvonne Gray alias Vonghn Gray. The sheet music has the songwriter as Von Gray the sole writer, however; the strings were the arrangement of Belford Hendricks. The Producers were Von Gray and Jack Faith. It became a hit single cut from [[Lou Rawls]]' 1977 album ''[[When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All]]''. It was released as a single in January 1978 and peaked at No. 13 in Canada,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5486a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5486a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5486a|title=Image : RPM Weekly|date=17 July 2013}}</ref> No. 21 on Australia's Kent Music Report, No. 24 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], No. 20 on ''Cash Box'', and went to No. 21 on the R&B chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=483}}</ref>


On the Canadian<ref>[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5566&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5566.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5566 ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary, February 25, 1978]</ref> and U.S. Adult Contemporary charts, "Lady Love" peaked at No. 5.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=200}}</ref> The song is an airplay staple today on [[adult standards]] and [[smooth jazz]] radio stations.
On the Canadian<ref>[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5566&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5566.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5566 ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary, February 25, 1978]</ref> and U.S. Adult Contemporary charts, "Lady Love" peaked at No. 5.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=200}}</ref> The song is an airplay staple today on [[adult standards]] and [[smooth jazz]] radio stations.
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*Charles Collins &ndash; drums
*Charles Collins &ndash; drums
*Michael "Sugarbear" Foreman &ndash; bass
*Michael "Sugarbear" Foreman &ndash; bass
*Dennis Harris &ndash; guitar
*[[Dennis Harris (musician)|Dennis Harris]] &ndash; guitar
*Edward Green, Von Gray, Leon Huff &ndash; keyboards
*Edward Green, Von Gray, Leon Huff &ndash; keyboards
*Davis Cruse &ndash; bongos
*Davis Cruse &ndash; bongos

Latest revision as of 16:41, 10 June 2024

"Lady Love"
Single by Lou Rawls
from the album When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
B-side"Not the Staying Kind"
ReleasedJanuary 1978
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
Genre
Length3:41
LabelPhiladelphia International Records
Songwriter(s)Yvonne Gray, Sherman Marshall
Producer(s)Yvonne and Jack Faith
Lou Rawls singles chronology
"See You When I Git There"
(1977) 		"Lady Love"
(1978) 		"One Life to Live"
(1978)

"Lady Love" is a pop song written by Yvonne Gray alias Vonghn Gray. The sheet music has the songwriter as Von Gray the sole writer, however; the strings were the arrangement of Belford Hendricks. The Producers were Von Gray and Jack Faith. It became a hit single cut from Lou Rawls' 1977 album When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All. It was released as a single in January 1978 and peaked at No. 13 in Canada,[2] No. 21 on Australia's Kent Music Report, No. 24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, No. 20 on Cash Box, and went to No. 21 on the R&B chart.[3]

On the Canadian[4] and U.S. Adult Contemporary charts, "Lady Love" peaked at No. 5.[5] The song is an airplay staple today on adult standards and smooth jazz radio stations.

Personnel

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  • Lou Rawls – Vocals
  • Barbara Ingram, Yvonne Gray, Carla Benton, Yvette Benson – backing vocals
  • Charles Collins – drums
  • Michael "Sugarbear" Foreman – bass
  • Dennis Harris – guitar
  • Edward Green, Von Gray, Leon Huff – keyboards
  • Davis Cruse – bongos
  • Don Renaldo – strings, horns

References

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  1. ^ Cogan, Jim; Clark, William (2003). Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. San Francisco, United States: Chronicle Books. pp. 151–163. ISBN 0-8118-3394-1.
  2. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". 17 July 2013.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 483.
  4. ^ RPM Adult Contemporary, February 25, 1978
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 200.


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