Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)

"Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" is a 1976 R&B/Soul song recorded by American singer Natalie Cole issued as lead single from her second album Natalie. The song won Cole a second consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

"Sophisticated Lady
(She's a Different Lady)"
Single by Natalie Cole
from the album Natalie
B-side"Good Morning Heartache"
ReleasedApril 12, 1976
GenreR&B, soul
Length3:27
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole
Producer(s)Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Gene Barge, Richard Evans
Natalie Cole singles chronology
"Inseparable"
(1975)
"Sophisticated Lady
(She's a Different Lady)
"
(1976)
"Mr. Melody"
(1976)

Background

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"Sophisticated Lady" provided Cole with a Top Ten hit in both Italy and New Zealand with respective peaks of #8 and #4; "Sophisticated Lady..." would remain Cole's only Top 20 hit in Italy and also her highest charting single in New Zealand although in 1988 "Pink Cadillac" would also reach #4 NZ.

Chart positions

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It spent one week at #1 on the Hot Soul Singles charts in 1976, and was Cole's third consecutive #1 soul hit. "Sophisticated Lady..." would not be one of Cole's biggest US Pop hits, rising no higher than #25 on the Billboard Hot 100;[1]

Charts Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 25
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 127.
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