Lady T
Studio album by
Teena Marie
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1980
Recorded1979
StudioConway Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length51:15
LabelGordy
ProducerRichard Rudolph
Teena Marie chronology
Wild and Peaceful
(1979)		 Lady T
(1980)		 Irons in the Fire
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[4]

Lady T is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie, released by Motown's Gordy label on February 14, 1980.

Background

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 "Can It Be Love" was a minor hit on the US Black Singles chart followed by "Behind the Groove" which peaked at #21 on the US Black Singles chart and became Teena Marie's only top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6. "Lonely Desire" was released as the final single from the album.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Behind the Groove" (Marie, Richard Rudolph) – 6:06
  2. "Now That I Have You" (Art Philips, Richard Rudolph, Claudia Talbott) – 5:32
  3. "Lonely Desire" (Marie, Richard Rudolph, Dwayne Wedlaw) – 4:39
  4. "Aladdin's Lamp" (Marie) – 4:55
Side B
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
1991 Reissue
10. "Why Can't I Get Next to You" (Marie) – 3:58
11. "Co-Pilot to Pilot" (Marie) – 4:23
2011 Expanded Edition
10. Behind The Groove (Original LP Version) - 6:13
11. Behind The Groove (Rick James Mix) - 6:16
12. Behind The Groove (The Missing "M+M" 12-Inch Mix) - 9:13

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. – congas, 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[5] 45
Billboard Top Soul Albums[5] 18

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[6]
US
R&B		 US
Dance		 UK (OCC)
1980 "Can It Be Love" 57 — —
"Behind the Groove" 21 4 6

References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. Teena Marie: Lady T > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Teena Marie: Lady T > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  3. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 695.
  4. ↑ Bernstein, Jonathan (1995). "Teena Marie". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 240–241. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  5. 1 2 "Teena Marie US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Teena Marie US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
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