Lady (Jack Jones song)
| "Lady" | ||||
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| Single by Jack Jones | ||||
| from the album Lady[1] | ||||
| B-side | "Afraid To Love" | |||
| Released | January 1967 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1966 | |||
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| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | Kapp K-800[2] | |||
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"Lady" is a song with lyrics by Larry Kusik and Charles Singleton and music by Bert Kaempfert and Herbert Rehbein.[3] It was most notably performed by American singer Jack Jones who topped the Easy Listening charts with it.[4]
Release and reception
"Lady" was recorded by Jack Jones and released as a seven-inch single in early January 1967 by Kapp Records.[5] It was backed by "Afraid To Love" on the other side.[5] Following the success of "Lady", Jones recorded an album titled after the song, which included both recordings.[1]
Cashbox reviewed the single in early January and stated that "No doubt Jack Jones will add another link to his long hit chain with this sweeping, entrancing romancer titled 'Lady.' The lushly orked tune gives Jones a full range to sing of the joys of true love. Ideal for many formats." They noted that "Afraid To Love" is "another moving romancer."[2] Billboard believed that the "Big, beautiful Bert Kaempfert ballad with easy rhythm and string arrangement by Ralph Carmichael makes a perfect vehicle for Jones. In top vocal form, Jones will fast surpass his 'A Day in the Life of a Fool' hit".[6]
Chart performance
In March 1967, "Lady" spent four weeks at number 1 on the US Easy Listening chart, the final of three number-ones on the chart for Jones.[4] It had also topped the Record World Top Non-Rock chart the same month.[7] On the Billboard Hot 100, "Lady" peaked at number 39 and was Jones's final top 40 hit.[8] On the Cashbox Top 100 Singles it was ranked higher at number 34,[9] and lower on the Record World 100 Top Pops chart at number 43.[10] It was ranked at number 3 on the AC chart's year-end Top 50 list.[11]
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 39 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening[4] | 1 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Singles[9] | 34 |
| US Record World 100 Top Pops[10] | 43 |
| US Record World Top Non-Rock[7] | 1 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Lady - Jack Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- 1 2 Albert, George (January 7, 1967). "Record Reviews: The Cashbox Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXVIII, no. 25. p. 18. Retrieved March 31, 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ↑ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- 1 2 "Lady"/"Afraid To Love" (7" vinyl single) (Media notes). Jack Jones. Kapp Records. January 1967. K-800.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Top 60 Pop Spotlight: Lady by Jack Jones" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 1. January 7, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- 1 2 "Record World Top Non-Rock" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 21, no. 1032. March 18, 1967. p. 39. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 444.
- 1 2 Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 182. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
- 1 2 "100 Top Pops chart" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 21, no. 1035. April 8, 1967. p. 21. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1967-06-17. p. 43. Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved July 10, 2025.