Single:
Lady D’Arbanville entered the Australian singles chart* on 16 November 1970 and peaked at #20.
Album:
The song is on Mona Bone Jakon which entered the Australian albums chart* on 8 February 1971 and peaked at #25.
Songwriter:
Cat Stevens
Producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
Record label of Australian release:
Island
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Lady D’Arbanville was the first single released from Mona Bone Jakon, which took Cat Stevens in a completely different direction from the songs of his previous two albums. It was his first single released after signing a contract with Island Records, with the encouragement of his new producer, Paul Samwell-Smith, fostering a folk rock direction.
Lady D’Arbanville has a madrigal sound, and was written about Stevens’ former girlfriend, Patti D’Arbanville, metaphorically laying her to rest.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_D’Arbanville
Lyrics:
My Lady d’Arbanville why does it grieve me so?
But your heart seems so silent.
Why do you breathe so low, why do you breathe so low,
My Lady d’Arbanville why do you sleep so still?
I’ll wake you tomorrow
and you will be my fill, yes, you will be my fill.
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