Lady (Stevie Nicks song)

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"Lady"
Single by Stevie Nicks
from the album 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault
ReleasedAugust 26, 2014
RecordedApril 20 May 5, 2014
Genre Soft rock
Length4:58
Label Warner Brothers
Songwriter(s) Stevie Nicks
Producer(s) Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart, Waddy Wachtel
Stevie Nicks singles chronology
"The Dealer"
(2014)
"Lady"
(2014)
"Starshine"
(2014)

"Lady" is a 2014 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the second single from her solo album 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault . Nicks shot a music video on July 28, 2014. [1] It was released on September 4, 2014. [2] Nicks said the song is the first song she ever wrote on a piano.

The music video was well received and has over 1,312,336 views to date. [3]

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References

  1. "Stevie's back in Nashville? PLUS Video shoot scheduled for Monday!".
  2. "ELLE Exclusive: Watch Stevie Nicks Perform Beloved Secret Track, "Lady"". 4 September 2014.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Stevie Nicks - Lady (Official Music Video). YouTube .