Lady (Little River Band song)

"Lady"
"Lady"
	North American 7" picture sleeve
Single by Little River Band
from the album Sleeper Catcher
B-side	"Happy Anniversary"/"Take Me Home"
Released	September 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	3:31 (7" version), 4:50 (album version)
Label	EMI (Australia); Harvest (US/Canada)
Songwriter(s)	Graeham Goble
Producer(s)	John Boylan, Little River Band
Little River Band singles chronology

"Lady" is a song written by Graeham Goble and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. It was released in September 1978 as the third and final single from their fourth studio album, Sleeper Catcher. The song peaked at number 46 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.^[2] The song also peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100^[3] in April 1979.

Background

Goble said "A girl (I never met) inspired "Lady" when she danced in front of Mississippi at the Matthew Flinders Hotel, Melbourne 1973."^{[citation needed]}

Track listings

Australian 7" (EMI 11800): A. "Lady" - 3:31; B. "Happy Anniversary"

New Zealand 7" (EMI 1036): A. "Lady" - 3:31; B. "So Many Paths" - 5:07

North American 7" (Harvest 4667): A. "Lady" - 3:31; B. "So Many Paths" - 5:07

Spanish version (OZ Records 10C 006-082647): A. "Señorita" - 3:55; B. "Recordando" - 4:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978/1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	46
Canada (RPM Top Singles)^[4]	29
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)^[5]	4
New Zealand	17
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100)^[6]	10
U.S. (Easy Listening)^[6]	7
U.S. (Cash Box)^[7]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Rank
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)^[8]	70
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100)^[9]	42
U.S. (Cash Box)^[10]	78

References

^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 507.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Lady (song by Little River Band)". Music VF.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 4/07/79". Cash Box. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1979". Cash Box. Retrieved 10 July 2016.