Teena Marie - Lady T (1980) [1991, Reissue]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 51:40 | 341,18 Mb
Label: Motown Record Company (USA) | Cat.# 3746362262 | Released: 1991-06-04 (1980-02-14)
R&B, Soul/Funk, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 51:40 | 341,18 Mb
Label: Motown Record Company (USA) | Cat.# 3746362262 | Released: 1991-06-04 (1980-02-14)
"Lady T" is the 2nd studio album by American singer Teena Marie, released by Motown's Gordy label on February 14, 1980. Released in 1980. The album was produced by Richard Rudolph, and the track "Too Many Colors" features the then 7 year-old Maya Rudolph, daughter of Rudolph and his late wife Minnie Riperton. The album was dedicated to Minnie Riperton. Lady T was the nickname of Teena Marie at Motown Records. The packaging of Teena Marie's debut album Wild and Peaceful had not included a picture of the singer, and the image on the sleeve of this album surprised many people who had assumed she was African-American. Lady T peaked at #18 on the Black Albums chart and #45 on the Pop Albums chart. Lead single "Behind the Groove" peaked at #21 on the US Black Singles chart and became Teena Marie's only top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6 in that country.
~Wikipedia
For the recording of her follow-up to Wild and Peaceful, Teena Marie linked with songwriter and producer Richard Rudolph, who had just lost his wife and musical collaborator, the great Minnie Riperton, to breast cancer. Lady T smoothly picks up where Teena’s Rick James-produced debut left off. It’s also something like an organic extension of Riperton’s final proper album, Minnie, also released in 1979; Rudolph co-write one-third of the songs and brought in some of Riperton’s studio associates, including Jerry Hey's Seawind Horns. Though Teena’s creative identity was established on the debut, Riperton’s spirit flows throughout the album. Ironically, it’s the wholly-Teena-penned “Aladdin’s Lamp” that most resembles Riperton, from the wistful, romantic lyrics to the vocal arrangement, weaving background “ba-ba-ba”s and “la-la-la”s that recall the supernatural singer's early work with Rotary Connection. It’s among a few songs here that one could easily imagine being sung by Riperton. There were only two charting singles: the minor hit “Can It Be Love,” a gentle ballad, and the Top Five club single “Behind the Groove,” a smacking disco-funk jam. Even so, some of the deeper album cuts, especially “Now That I Have You” - all dreamy, blissed-out acoustic soul - rival the best of Wild and Peaceful. The album’s presentation, including a glamorous shot on the front and a tomboy shot on the back, strikingly contrasts with that of the mysterious debut. For those who had not caught Teena’s 1979 Soul Train performance, it must have come as a shock to see this sleeve and realize that the music was flowing out of a white body. In more ways than one, Teena had fully arrived, and she struck again in a matter of six months.
~Review by Andy Kellman
Release of the album: 1980, February, 14 [LP Motown, Cat.# 6226ML, USA]
Release of this CD: 1991, June, 4 [CD Motown Record Company (USA), Cat.# 3746362262 / UPC: 737463549622]
©℗ 1980 Motown Record Company L.P.
Manufactured and Marketed by Motown Record Company L.P.
Made in U.S.A.
Credits:
Art Direction – John Cabalka
Co-producer – Teena Marie
Design – Ginny Livingston
Engineer – Lewis Peters
Engineer [Assistant] – Philip Moores
Engineer [Mastering] – Jeff Sanders
Photography By – Ron Slenzak
Producer – Richard Rudolph
Tracklist:
01. Behind The Groove (06:07)
(Richard Rudolph, Teena Marie)
02. Now That I Have You (05:33)
(Art Phillips, Claudia Talbott, Richard Rudolph)
03. Lonely Desire (04:40)
(Dwayne Wedlaw, Richard Rudolph, Teena Marie)
04. Aladdin's Lamp (04:56)
(Teena Marie)
05. You're All The Boogie I Need (05:45)
(Mickey Hearn, Teena Marie)
06. Can It Be Love (04:25)
(Dwayne Wedlaw, Teena Marie)
07. Young Girl In Love (03:55)
(Jill Jones, Teena Marie)
08. Why Did I Have To Fall In Love With You (04:46)
(George Sopuch, Teena Marie)
09. Too Many Colors (Tee's interlude) (03:11)
(Teena Marie)
10. Why Can't I Get Next To You (03:59)
(Teena Marie)
11. Co-Pilot To Pilot (04:24)
(Teena Marie)
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DR13 -0.09 dB -15.54 dB 4:40 03-Lonely Desire
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DR14 -0.30 dB -16.17 dB 5:45 05-You're All the Boogie I Need
DR12 -0.19 dB -16.55 dB 4:25 06-Can It Be Love
DR13 0.00 dB -15.38 dB 3:55 07-Young Girl in Love
DR13 -0.95 dB -16.57 dB 4:46 08-Why Did I Have to Fall in Love With You
DR12 -1.27 dB -17.66 dB 3:11 09-Too Many Colors (Tee's interlude)
DR13 -0.42 dB -15.69 dB 3:59 10-Why Can't I Get Next to You
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Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 887 kbps
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Analyzed: Teena Marie / Lady T
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Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 887 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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See also:
Teena Marie - Compact Command Performances: 14 Greatest Hits (1986)
Teena Marie - Ultimate Collection (2000)