My Sweet Lady

"My Sweet Lady"
Single by Cliff DeYoung
B-side	"Sunshine on My Shoulders"
Released	1973
Recorded	1973
Genre	Folk rock
Length	2:40
Label	MCA Records
Songwriter(s)	John Denver
Producer(s)	Gil Rodin and Johnny Musso
Cliff DeYoung singles chronology
"My Sweet Lady" (1973) "She Bent Me Straight Again" (1974)

My Sweet Lady is a song written and first recorded by John Denver, and was included on his Poems, Prayers & Promises LP in 1971.^[1]

Denver released it as a single in 1977. Record World said that "a lilting string arrangement complements his sincere vocal and gentle acoustic guitar work."^[2]

Cliff DeYoung recording

It was later covered by American actor and musician Cliff DeYoung, whose 1973 MCA Records release^[3] became an international hit peaking at No. 7 Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 14 in Canada^[4] and No. 42 in Australia.^[5]

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	42
Canada	14
US Billboard Easy Listening	7
US Billboard Hot 100	17

References

1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
2. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 5, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
3. "Cliff de Young - My Sweet Lady". Discogs. 1974.
4. "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 9, 1974" (PDF). Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.