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Lady Love (Lou Rawls song)

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"Lady Love"
Song
B-side"Not the Staying Kind"

"Lady Love" is a pop song written by Von Gray and Sherman Marshall. The sheet music has the songwriter as Von Gray. Sherman Marshsll was a mistake as a writer and as a Producer. 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 #13 in Canada,[1] #24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and went to #21 on the R&B charts .[2]

On the Canadian[3] and U.S. Adult Contemporary charts, "Lady Love" peaked at #5.[4] 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. ^ RPM Adult Contemporary, February 25, 1978
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 200.