Lady T (album)
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Lady T is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie, released by Motown's Gordy label on February 14, 1980.
Background
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B [2] |
Released in 1980. The album was produced by Richard Rudolph, and the track "Too Many Colors" features the then 7 year-old Maya Rudolph, daughter of Rudolph and his late wife Minnie Riperton. The album was dedicated to Minnie Riperton. Lady T was the nickname of Teena Marie at Motown Records. The packaging of Teena Marie's debut album Wild and Peaceful had not included a picture of the singer, and the image on the sleeve of this album surprised many people who had assumed she was African-American.
Lady T peaked at #18 on the Black Albums chart and #45 on the Pop Albums chart. Lead single "Behind the Groove" peaked at #21 on the US Black Singles chart and became Teena Marie's only top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6 in that country.
Track listing
- "Behind the Groove" (Marie, Richard Rudolph) – 6:06
- "Now That I Have You" (Art Philips, Richard Rudolph, Claudia Talbot) – 5:32
- "Lonely Desire" (Marie, Richard Rudolph, Dwayne Wedlaw) – 4:39
- "Aladdin's Lamp" (Marie) – 4:55
- "You're All the Boogie I Need" (Mickey Hearn, Marie) – 5:44
- "Can It Be Love" (Marie, Dwayne Wedlaw) – 4:24
- "Young Girl in Love" (Jill Jones, Marie) – 3:55
- "Why Did I Have to Fall in Love with You" (Marie, George Sopuch) – 4:45
- "Too Many Colors (Tee's Interlude)" (Marie) – 3:10
- "Why Can't I Get Next to You" (Marie) – 3:58
- "Co-Pilot to Pilot" (Marie) – 4:23
Personnel
- Teena Marie – Acoustic Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals
- Nathan Watts, Eddie Watkins, Oscar Alston on "Behind The Groove" – Bass
- Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
- Michael Boddicker – Synthesizer
- Jeremy Lubbock – Fender Rhodes
- Randy Waldman – Fender Rhodes, Piano, Synthesizer
- Greg Hargrove, Tim May, Bob "Boogie" Bowles, Art Phillips – Guitar
- Charles A. Glenn, Jr., Eddie N. Watkins, Jr. – Bass
- Christopher Anthony Boehme, Paul Hines, Tony "T-Bird" Lewis – Drums
- Gary Grant – Flugelhorn, Trumpet
- Kim Hutchcroft – Flute, Saxophone
- Jerry Hey – Flugelhorn, Trumpet
- Charles Loper – Trombone
- Steve Forman – Percussion
- Everett Bryson, Jr. – Conga, Percussion
- James S. Stewart, Jr. – Piano
- Thomas "T" Bumpass – Trumpet, Backing Vocals
- William Carroll White, Jr. – Saxophone, Backing Vocals
- Larry Williams – Flute, Saxophone
- Ray C. Woodard – Saxophone, Backing Vocals
- Bob Zimmitti – Cowbell, Percussion
- Maya Rudolph, Dwayne Medlaw – Voices
- Diahnne Abbott, Brenda Lee Eager, Linda Little, Jill Jones, Bill Thedford – Backing Vocals
Charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 45 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] | 18 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | |
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US R&B |
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1980 | "Can It Be Love" | 57 | — |
"Behind the Groove" | 21 | 4 |
References
- ^ Kellman, Andy. Teena Marie: Lady T > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 04 September 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Teena Marie: Lady T > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ a b "Teena Marie US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ "Teena Marie US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.