Single:
You’re a Lady entered the Australian singles chart* on 6 November 1972 and peaked at #2. The song was #24 on the Top 100 of 1972.
Album:
The song is on Peter’s 1972 debut album You’re a Lady.
Songwriter:
Peter Skellern
Producer:
Peter Sames
Record label of Australian release:
Decca
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Peter Skellern’s vocals and piano accompaniment on You’re a Lady are supplemented by the Congregation, a choral pop ensemble who had already had their own top ten UK hit with Softly Whispering I Love You, and by the Hanwell Band. Skellern had played with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain as a child, and he sought to recapture his “speechless amazement” at their sound by using the brass band on the record.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You’re_a_Lady
Lyrics:
Now the evening has come to a close
And I′ve had my last dance with you
On to the empty streets we go
And it might be my last chance with you
So I might as well get it over
The things I have to say won’t wait until another day
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