She's a Lady

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"She's a Lady"
She's a Lady - Tom Jones.jpg
Single by Tom Jones
from the album Tom Jones Sings She's a Lady
B-side "My Way"
ReleasedJanuary 1971 [1]
Recorded1970
Genre Pop
Length2:53
Label Decca (UK), Parrot (US and Canada)
Songwriter(s) Paul Anka
Producer(s) Gordon Mills
Tom Jones UKsingles chronology
"I (Who Have Nothing)"
(1970)
"She's a Lady"
(1971)
"Puppet Man"
(1971)

"She's a Lady" is a song written by Paul Anka and released on his album Paul Anka '70s (RCA 4309, 1970). The most successful recording was performed by Tom Jones and released at the beginning of 1971. It is Jones's highest-charting single in the U.S. (and his 5th and final Billboard Top 10 hit).

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Chart performance

"She's a Lady" hit #1 in Cash Box magazine for a week and spent one week at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, behind "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin. [2] The song was also a #4 hit on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart. [3] Billboard ranked it as the #25 song for 1971. [4] In Canada, the single reached #1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart. [5]

Paul Anka's recording of the song

The song was re-released in 2013 on Paul Anka's " Duets" CD with a new rendition featuring Tom Jones. Anka rewrote the first verse of the song (recorded with Jones) because he disliked its chauvinistic sentiments. [6]

B-side track

The single's B-side track was "My Way" whose lyrics were also written by Paul Anka.

Chart history

Cover versions

The song has been covered multiple times. The more notable versions include:

Appearances in other media

Film:

Television:

Other:

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