Lady T (Teena Marie album)

Lady T
Studio album by Teena Marie
Released	February 14, 1980
Recorded	1979-1980 at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Soul, Funk
Length	51:15
Label	Gordy
Producer	Richard Rudolph
Teena Marie chronology
Wild and Peaceful (1979) Lady T (1980) Irons in the Fire (1980)

Lady T is the second album by Teena Marie,

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4.1 Singles 5 External links 6 References

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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 Marie at Motown Records. The packaging of 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 Marie 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 Marie's only top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6 in that country.

Track listing

1. "Behind The Groove" (Marie, Richard Rudolph) 6:07
2. "Now That I Have You" (Art Philips, Richard Rudolph, Claudia Talbot) 5:32
3. "Lonely Desire" (Marie, Richard Rudolph, Dwayne Wedlaw) 4:39
4. "Aladdin's Lamp" (Marie) 4:55
5. "You're All the Boogie I Need" (Mickey Hearn, Marie) 5:44
6. "Can It Be Love" (Marie, Dwayne Wedlaw) 4:24
7. "Young Girl in Love" (Jill Jones, Marie) 3:55
8. "Why Did I Have To Fall in Love With You" (Marie, George Sopuch) 4:45
9. "Too Many Colors (Tee's Interlude)" (Marie) 3:10
10. "Why Can't I Get Next to You" (Marie) 3:58
11. "Co-Pilot to Pilot" (Marie) 4:23

Personnel

• Teena Marie- Acoustic Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals
• Nathan Watts, Eddie Watkins, Charles Glenn, Jr. - Bass
• Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
• Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer
• Jeremy Lubbock - Fender Rhodes
• Randy Waldman - Fender Rhodes, Piano, Synthesizer
• Greg Hargrove, Tim May, Bob Bowles, Art Phillips - Guitar
• Christopher 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 - Conga, Percussion
• James Stewart, Jr. - Piano
• Thomas Bumpass - Trumpet, Backing Vocals
• William Carroll White - Saxophone, Backing Vocals
• Larry Williams - Flute, Saxophone
• Ray Woodard - Saxophone, Backing Vocals
• Robert Zimmitti - Cowbell, Percussion
• Maya Rudolph, Dwayne Medlaw - Voices
• Diahne Abbott, Brenda Lee Eager, Linda Little, Jill Jones, Bill Thedford - Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	45
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	18

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US R&B	US Dance
1980	"Behind The Groove"	21	4
	"Can It Be Love"	57	-

External links

• Teena Marie-Lady T at Discogs

References