Why Lady Why
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| “Why Lady Why” | |||||
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| Single by Alabama from the album My Home's in Alabama |
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| B-side | "I Wanna Come Over" | ||||
| Released | August 29, 1980 (U.S.) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | March 28, 1980 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:09 (single edit) 4:11 (album version) |
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| Label | RCA Records 12091 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Teddy Gentry, Rick Scott | ||||
| Producer | Harold Shedd, Larry McBride and Alabama | ||||
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"Why Lady Why" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Written by Rick Scott and band member Teddy Gentry, the song was released in 1980, and eventually became the group's second No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.
This ballad is part of the band's first RCA album, My Home's in Alabama.
[edit] History
Originally, "Why Lady Why" was issued as the B-side to the song "My Home's in Alabama," released by MDJ Records in January 1980. The song later was issued as a single in its own right in August 1980. The B-side: "I Wanna Come Over," the band's first Top 40 hit.
[edit] Single and album versions
The single and album versions are noticeably different. The single version — which is included on Alabama's For the Record — can be distinguished by a shorter introduction, abridged or deleted musical interludes and an edited musical outro. The original album version is part of Alabama's 1986 Greatest Hits album.
[edit] References
- Morris, Edward, "Alabama," Contemporary Books Inc., Chicago, 1985 (ISBN 0809253062)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
- All Music Guide — Why Lady Why by Alabama.
| Preceded by "Smoky Mountain Rain" by Ronnie Milsap |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Alabama December 13, 1980 |
Succeeded by "That's All That Matters" by Mickey Gilley |
