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"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" is a 1981 hit single by the Commodores. In the United States, it peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. It reached No. 56 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
Artwork for UK vinyl single
Single by Commodores
from the album In the Pocket
B-side"Gettin' It"
ReleasedJune 1981
Recorded1980-81
GenreDisco, soul
Length4:46 (Album/Single)
4:04 (Short Single)
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)
  • Harold Hudson
  • William King
  • Shirley Hanna-King
Producer(s)
Commodores singles chronology
"Jesus Is Love"
(1980)		 "Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
(1981)		 "Oh No"
(1981)

It was written by Commodores member William King, his wife, Shirley, and Harold Hudson, a member of the Commodores' backing group, The Mean Machine. Lionel Richie sang lead vocals, and it was one of the group's last big hits before he left for a solo career.

The music video features the band members playing a six-a-side soccer match with a group of women players.[1]


Accolades


"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" was Grammy-nominated in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[2]


Track listings


7" single

  1. "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" – 4:46
  2. "Gettin' It" – 4:18

Charts



References


  1. Official video for The Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up) on YouTube
  2. "Commodores". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. 23 November 2020.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Commodores – Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-10-17. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  6. "Commodores – Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 37, 1981" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  8. "Commodores – Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  9. "Commodores – Lady (You Bring Me Up)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  11. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  12. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
  13. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 56.
  14. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
  15. "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.



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