Lady Love (song)
"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 #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]
| "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 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:41 |
| Label | Philadelphia International Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Yvonne Gray |
| Producer(s) | Yvonne and Jack Faith |
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, 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
- 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
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 483.
- RPM Adult Contemporary, February 25, 1978
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 200.
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