"Lady Love Me (One More Time)" is a single recorded and released by George Benson. It was written by

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and

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, both of whom were associated with rock band Toto, Paich being a member and Howard a frequent collaborator. The song was produced by Arif Mardin. While the single was moderately successful in the United States, charting at No. 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 21 on the Soul singles chart and No. 4 on the

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chart, it was markedly more successful in the United Kingdom. The single entered the

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on 21 May 1983. It reached a peak position of number 11, and remained in the chart for 10 weeks.

UK single

In the UK, the single received extensive radio play in May 1983 lifting the single to the edge of the top 10. The album sold well off the back of the single's success. In Benson's homeland, the single received the bulk of its airplay on

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radio stations and would later become a staple of the

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radio format. "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" was backed with the

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track "In Search of a Dream" (also lifted from the album ''In Your Eyes''). There was only one version of "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" timed at 3:59 for the single, which was identical to the album time. There were two versions of "In Search of a Dream" available however, the 4:58 edit was used for both single formats. The UK album version on vinyl for "In Search of a Dream" was identical to the single release but the UK chrome dioxide cassette version of the album contained the full version of "In Search of a Dream" timed at 7:37. On the UK single cover, a competition was announced whereby fans could win two tickets to see George Benson live in concert at Birmingham's NEC on 1 and 2 July or Brighton Centre on 3 July (where there was a choice of either the 6pm or 9pm shows). With the UK single being released in May, there was a very tight deadline of 15 June set for entries. The single was significant in that fans of jazz were not disappointed whilst the pop-buying public enjoyed a new sounding George Benson. Traditionalists and club DJs in the UK were known to play both sides of the single. The cassette tape recording of "In Search of a Dream" was also bootlegged for jazz club DJ use.

Recording of the song

"Lady Love Me (One More Time)" was recorded at Music Grinder Studio, Los Angeles; with additional recording at United Western in Hollywood, the

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and

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in New York. The main recordings for the subsequent album ''In Your Eyes'' were undertaken at Atlantic Studios, New York.

Charts

Personnel

*George Benson - vocals, backing vocals, solo and rhythm guitar *David Paich - keyboards *Jeff Porcaro - drums *Nathan East - bass *Songwriters: David Paich, James Newton Howard *Producer: Arif Mardin *Engineer: Gary Skardinia, assisted by Randy Burns and Robert Feist *Background and vocal harmonies were provided by Babi Floyd, Zack Sanders and Hamish Stuart in an afternoon session at Record Plant in New York with Arif Mardin at the helm. *Rhythm arrangements were by Kashif; vocal arrangements by Kashif and Paul Lawrence-Jones III.

References

{{authority control George Benson songs 1983 singles Warner Records singles Songs written by James Newton Howard Songs written by David Paich 1983 songs Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin