Three Times a Lady

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"Three Times a Lady" is a romantic ballad written by Lionel Richie and performed by the Commodores that became one of their signature hits in the late 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Natural High
artist The Commodores
surface form: Commodores
chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport 1
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 1
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
chartPositionUSBillboardR&B 1
composer Lionel Richie
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease 1970s
genre R&B
pop ballad
romantic ballad
soul
hasBside Look What You’ve Done to Me
hasCoverVersionBy Dolly Parton
Kenny Rogers
Smokey Robinson
hasFormat 7-inch single
hasInstrumentation orchestral arrangement
piano
strings
hasLivePerformanceBy The Commodores
surface form: Commodores
hasLyricalPerspective first-person male narrator
hasNotableRecognition major international hit
one of Commodores’ best-known songs
hasStyle soft rock influences
hasSubjectMatter gratitude to a lifelong partner
hasTempo slow
hasTheme romantic love
inspiredBy Lionel Richie's parents' relationship
isSignatureSongOf The Commodores
surface form: Commodores
language English
leadVocalist Lionel Richie
length approximately 3 minutes 40 seconds
partOfAlbum Natural High
performer The Commodores
surface form: Commodores
performerMemberOf The Commodores
surface form: Commodores
producer The Commodores
surface form: Commodores

James Anthony Carmichael
publisher Jobete Music
recordLabel Motown
Tamla
releaseDate 1978
writer Lionel Richie

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The Commodores hasHitSingle Three Times a Lady
Lionel Richie notableWork Three Times a Lady
The Commodores notableWork Three Times a Lady