Three Times a Lady

"Three Times a Lady"
A-side label of the U.S. vinyl single
Single by Commodores
from the album Natural High
B-side"Look What You've Done to Me"
ReleasedJune 9, 1978 (US)[1]
Genre
Length3:36 (7")
6:36 (12")
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Lionel Richie
Producer(s)James Anthony Carmichael & Commodores

"Three Times a Lady" is a 1978 song by American soul group Commodores for their album Natural High, written by lead singer Lionel Richie. It was produced by James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores.

It was Commodores' first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the chart for two weeks on August 12, 1978, and also reached number one on the soul chart for two weeks.[6] It was the only Motown song to reach the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year. The song also spent three weeks at number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[7]

The song also reached number one on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart for four weeks,[8] and was one of only a few Motown singles to reach the top spot on the UK Singles Chart, staying there for five weeks.[9] It was also successful in Ireland, staying at number one for three consecutive weeks. It was number one in Australia for five weeks, and reached number 2 in New Zealand.

  1. ^ Bacon, Tony (2006). Singles. Backbeat UK. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-871547-73-3.
  2. ^ Commodores Three Times a Lady/ Retrieved 18 December 2021
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (December 23, 2019). "The Number Ones: Commodores' "Three Times A Lady"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 7, 2023. But this is a down-the-middle soft-rock monster.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 62.
  5. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "Movin' On Up: Corporate Soul". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 130.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 62.
  8. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 26, 1978" (PDF).
  9. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 356–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.