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"'''Lady Love'''" is a pop song written by Von Gray and Sherman Marshall. 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 #13 in Canada,<ref>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</ref>, #24 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and went to #21 on the R&B charts .<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 Von Gray and Sherman Marshall. 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 #13 in Canada,<ref>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</ref> #24 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and went to #21 on the R&B charts .<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 U.S. [[Hot Adult Contemporary|Easy Listening]] chart, "Lady Love" peaked at #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 U.S. [[Hot Adult Contemporary|Easy Listening]] chart, "Lady Love" peaked at #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.


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==

Revision as of 08:54, 29 October 2016

"Lady Love" is a pop song written by Von Gray and Sherman Marshall. 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 #13 in Canada,[1] #24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and went to #21 on the R&B charts .[2]

On the U.S. Easy Listening chart, "Lady Love" peaked at #5.[3] The song is an airplay staple today on adult standards and smooth jazz radio stations.

Personnel

  • Lou Rawls – Vocals
  • Barbara Ingram, Carla Benton, Yvette Benson – Backing vocals
  • Charles Collins – Drums
  • Michael "Sugarbear" Foreman – Bass
  • Dennis Harris – Guitar
  • Edward Green, Leon Huff – Keyboards
  • Davis Cruse – bongos
  • Don Renaldo – Strings, horns

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 483.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 200.