Treat Her Like a Lady (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose song)

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"Treat Her Like a Lady"
Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose.jpg
Single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
from the album Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
B-side "Over at My Place"
ReleasedApril 1971
Genre
Length2:46
Label United Artists
UA 50721
Songwriter(s) Eddie Cornelius
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose singles chronology
"Treat Her Like a Lady"
(1971)
"Too Late to Turn Back Now"
(1972)

"Treat Her Like a Lady" is a 1971 single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. Written by Eddie Cornelius, it was a big success in the American R&B and pop charts reaching the U.S. R&B Top 20 and the Billboard Hot 100 No. 3 in July. The song also charted in Canada, reaching No. 10.

Contents

Billboard ranked "Treat Her Like a Lady" as the No. 15 song for 1971. The record was awarded a gold disc on 2 August 1971 for one million sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [1] [2]

Appearances

"Treat Her Like a Lady" appeared during the opening credits of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy .

Chart performance

Chart run

Billboard Hot 100 [1] (18 weeks, entered April 10): Reached #3 in July

Cashbox [7] (23 weeks, entered March 13): 92, 89, 88, 85, 79, 70, 65, 54, 45, 37, 31, 26, 14, 10, 8, 5, 2, 3, 6, 8, 25, 35, 53

Covers

"Treat Her Like a Lady" was covered on March 30, 2010, during the ninth season of American Idol by Lee DeWyze.

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