Special Lady

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"Special Lady"
Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown.jpeg
Single by Ray, Goodman & Brown
from the album Ray, Goodman & Brown
B-side "Deja Vu"
ReleasedJanuary 1980
Recorded1979
Genre R&B
Length3:38 (single version)
4:13 (album version)
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Harry Ray, Al Goodman, Lee Walter
Producer(s) Vincent Castellano

"Special Lady" is a 1980 single by vocal trio Ray, Goodman & Brown, formerly known as The Moments. In the U.S., it was a number one R&B hit and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980. [1] The single marked their first release under the name Ray, Goodman & Brown. The song was written by Harry Ray, Al Goodman and Lee Walter and produced by Vincent Castellano. [2]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 46
Canada (RPM) [4] 25

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1980)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [5] 42

See also

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th ed . New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc. pp.  420. ISBN   0-8230-7632-6.
  2. White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 268.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 28, 1980" (PDF).
  5. "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved 5 April 2020.