"Lady" is a song written by

Graeham Goble Graeham George Goble, (born 15 May 1947)Goble, Graeham (2006Graeham Goble: Biography. Retrieved on 14 July 2008. is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of Australian rock group Little Ri ...

and performed by Australian rock music group

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. It was released in September 1978 as the third and final single from their fourth studio album, ''

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''. The song peaked at number 46 on the Australian

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singles chart. The song also peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Goble said "A girl (I never met) inspired "Lady" when she danced in front of

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at the Matthew Flinders Hotel, Melbourne 1973."

Track listings

; Australian 7" (EMI 11800) :A. "Lady" - 3:31 :B. "Happy Anniversary" ; New Zealand 7" (EMI 1036) :A. "Lady" - 3:31 :B. "So Many Paths" - 5:07 ; North American 7" (Harvest 4667) :A. "Lady" - 3:31 :B. "So Many Paths" - 5:07 ; Spanish version (OZ Records 10C 006-082647) :A. "Señorita" - 3:55 :B. "Recordando" - 4:11

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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References

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External links

* {{YouTube, raAo0NCNQLI, Listen to "Lady" {{Little River Band {{authority control Little River Band songs 1978 singles Song recordings produced by John Boylan (record producer) 1978 songs EMI Records singles Harvest Records singles Songs written by Graeham Goble