Lady

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"Lady" is a 1980 country-pop love ballad by Kenny Rogers, written and produced by Lionel Richie, that became one of Rogers' signature hits.

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Lady (song) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers album)
bSide Sweet Music Man
chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport top 10
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 1
chartPositionNewZealandSinglesChart top 10
chartPositionUSBillboardAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHotCountrySingles 1
compilationInclusion Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers album)
surface form: Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1980s
era post-disco era
format 7-inch single
genre adult contemporary
country pop
hasInstrumentation orchestral arrangement
piano
rhythm section
strings
hasISRC USLU68000012
hasKey C major (commonly cited performance key)
hasMusicalStyle ballad
hasPopularity one of the best-known Kenny Rogers songs
hasType love ballad
hasVocalRange baritone lead vocal
includedIn Kenny Rogers live concert setlists
isSignatureSongOf Kenny Rogers
language English
length 3:54
name Lady self-linksurface differs
notableFor collaboration between Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie
crossover success on pop and country charts
originalArtist Kenny Rogers
performer Kenny Rogers
producer Lionel Richie
recordLabel Liberty Records
United Artists Records
releaseDate 1980-09
releaseYear 1980
side A-side
songwriter Lionel Richie
tempo slow
theme romantic love
vocalist Kenny Rogers
writer Lionel Richie
yearEndChartUSBillboardHot100 3 (1981)

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Lady name Lady self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Lady (song)
D'Angelo notableSong Lady
Kenneth notableWork Lady
subject surface form: Kenneth Ray Rogers