Lady T (album)

Lady T
Studio album by Teena Marie
Released February 14, 1980
Recorded
Genre
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
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB [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

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

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. 1 2 "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.
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