Lady T (album)

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Lady T
Studio album by Teena Marie
Released February 14, 1980
Recorded 1979 at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California
Genre Soul, R&B Music
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, released in 1980 on Motown's Gordy label.

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 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

  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, 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 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

References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. Teena Marie: Lady T > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 04 September 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Teena Marie US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03. 
  3. ↑ "Teena Marie US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03. 
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