Lady Love (song)

"Lady Love"
Single by Lou Rawls
from the album When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
B-side "Not the Staying Kind"
Released January 1978
Format 7"
Genre R&B, jazz, disco
Length 3:41
Label Philadelphia International Records
Songwriter(s) Von Gray
Producer(s) Von Gray and Jack Faith
Lou Rawls singles chronology
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"Lady Love" is a pop song written by Von Gray. The sheet music has the songwriter as Von Gray the sole writer. 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, #20 on Cash Box, and went to #21 on the R&B chart.[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, Von 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

  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.


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