| "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" | ||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:The_Commodores_-_Lady_(You_Bring_Me_Up).jpg) Artwork for UK vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Commodores | ||||
| from the album In the Pocket | ||||
| B-side | "Gettin' It" | |||
| Released | June 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 4:46 (album/single) 4:04 (short single) | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" is a 1981 hit single by the Commodores. In the United States, it peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. It reached No. 56 on the UK Singles Chart.
It was written by Commodores member William King, his wife, Shirley, and Harold Hudson, a member of the Commodores' backing group, The Mean Machine. Lionel Richie sang lead vocals, and it was one of the group's last big hits before he left for a solo career.
Record World noted that Ritchie's vocal is backed by "shimmering strings and a driving rhythm."[1]
The music video features the band members playing a six-a-side soccer match with a group of women players.[2]
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. June 20, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ Official video for The Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up) on YouTube