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"Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" is a 1976 R&B/Soul song recorded by American singer Natalie Cole issued as lead single from her second album Natalie. The song won Cole a second consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

"Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)"
Single by Natalie Cole
from the album Natalie
B-side	"Good Morning Heartache"
Released	April 12, 1976
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	3:27
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole
Producer(s)	Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Gene Barge, Richard Evans
Natalie Cole singles chronology
"Inseparable" (1975) "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" (1976) "Mr. Melody" (1976)

Background

"Sophisticated Lady" provided Cole with a Top Ten hit in both Italy and New Zealand with respective peaks of #8 and #4; "Sophisticated Lady..." would remain Cole's only Top 20 hit in Italy and also her highest charting single in New Zealand although in 1988 "Pink Cadillac" would also reach #4 NZ.

Chart positions

It spent one week at #1 on the Hot Soul Singles charts in 1976, and was Cole's third consecutive #1 soul hit. "Sophisticated Lady..." would not be one of Cole's biggest US Pop hits, rising no higher than #25 on the Billboard Hot 100;[1]

Charts	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	25
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles	1

References

External links

• Song review on AllMusic

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