"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" | ||||
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Single by Commodores | ||||
from the album In the Pocket | ||||
B-side | "Gettin' It" | |||
Released | June 1981 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Genre | Disco, soul | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Writer(s) | Harold Hudson, William King, Shirley Hanna-King | |||
Producer(s) | James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores | |||
Commodores singles chronology | ||||
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"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" is a 1981 Top 10 hit single by The Commodores. It reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reached the Top 10 of the Billboard R&B Chart, peaking at #5. It was also a hit in England, reaching # 56 on the UK 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 the lead vocal, and it was one of the group's last big hits before he left the group for a solo career.
7" single