"Pretty Lady" is a 1973 song by Canadian rock band

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. The song was the lead single of three released from their ''Can You Feel It'' LP. It was written by lead singer

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. The song reached number 53 on ''Billboard'' and number 31 on ''Cash Box.'' It was their final charting single in the United States, and became their third greatest hit. It was the group's second of two hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number 38, after " One Fine Morning" had hit number 30 two years earlier. In their native Canada, "Pretty Lady" reached the Top 10, and was not their final hit. It reached as high as number nine, for two weeks during the winter of 1974.

In Popular Culture

An intoxicated Sam Losco sang it to an approving Barbara Lahey and her baffled ex-husband Jim Lahey on the popular

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sitcom '' The Trailer Park Boys'' in the mid-2000s.

Chart history

Weekly charts

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Lyrics of this song
* 1973 songs 1973 singles Lighthouse (band) songs Song recordings produced by Jimmy Ienner Polydor Records singles Canadian soft rock songs 1970s ballads {{1970s-song-stub