Lady T (album)

Lady T
Studio album by Teena Marie
Released	February 14, 1980
Recorded	1979 Capitol Records (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Soul disco R&B
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 studio album by American singer Teena Marie, released by Motown's Gordy label on February 14, 1980.

Background

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B [2]

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) 6:06
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 "Boogie" Bowles, Art Phillips - Guitar
• Charles A. Glenn, Jr., Eddie N. Watkins, Jr. - Bass
• Christopher Anthony 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, Jr. - Conga, Percussion
• James S. Stewart, Jr. - Piano
• Thomas "T" Bumpass - Trumpet, Backing Vocals
• William Carroll White, Jr. - Saxophone, Backing Vocals
• Larry Williams - Flute, Saxophone
• Ray C. Woodard - Saxophone, Backing Vocals
• Bob Zimmitti - Cowbell, Percussion
• Maya Rudolph, Dwayne Medlaw - Voices
• Diahnne Abbott, Brenda Lee Eager, Linda Little, Jill Jones, Bill Thedford - Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[3]	45
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3]	18

Singles

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

External links

• Teena Marie-Lady T at Discogs

References

1. Kellman, Andy. Teena Marie: Lady T > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 04 September 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Teena Marie: Lady T > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
3. "Teena Marie US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
4. "Teena Marie US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.