Australian singles chart:
Lady Marmalade the Kent Music Report on 5 May 1975 and peaked at #13. The song was #92 on the Top 100 of 1975.
Album:
The song is on Nightbirds which entered the Kent Music Report album charts on 14 April 1975 and peaked at #15.
Songwriters:
Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan
Producers:
Allen Toussaint, Vicki Wickham
Record label of Australian release:
Epic
Songfacts:
The chorus of “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?” is French for “Do you want to sleep with me tonight?”
The song was inspired by New Orleans prostitutes. The French Quarter is near the city’s red-light district.
This is the only hit credited to Labelle. Patti LaBelle, the lead singer of the trio, recorded in the ’60s as Patti LaBelle and The Blue Belles, and in the ’80s as a solo artist.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/labelle/lady-marmalade
Lyrics:
Hey Sister, Go Sister, Soul Sister, Go Sister
Hey Sister, Go Sister, Soul Sister, Go Sister
He met Marmalade down in old New Orleans
Struttin’ her stuff on the street
She said “Hello, hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?”
Itchi Gitchi Ya Ya Da Da
Itchi Gitchi Ya Ya here
Mocha-choca-lata Ya Ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
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