Lady T (album)

Lady T is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie, released by Motown's Gordy label on February 14, 1980.

Background
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 "Can It Be Love" was a minor hit on the US Black Singles chart followed by "Behind the Groove" which peaked at #21 on the US Black Singles chart and became Teena Marie's only top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6. "Lonely Desire" was released as the final single from the album.

Track listing

 * Side A
 * 1) "Behind the Groove" (Marie, Richard Rudolph) – 6:06
 * 2) "Now That I Have You" (Art Philips, Richard Rudolph, Claudia Talbott) – 5:32
 * 3) "Lonely Desire" (Marie, Richard Rudolph, Dwayne Wedlaw) – 4:39
 * 4) "Aladdin's Lamp" (Marie) – 4:55


 * Side B
 * 5. "You're All the Boogie I Need" (Mickey Hearn, Marie) – 5:44
 * 6. "Can It Be Love" (Marie, Dwayne Wedlaw) – 4:24
 * 7. "Young Girl in Love" (Jill Jones, Marie) – 3:55
 * 8. "Why Did I Have to Fall in Love with You" (Marie, George Sopuch) – 4:45
 * 9. "Too Many Colors (Tee's Interlude)" (Marie) – 3:10


 * 1991 Reissue
 * 10. "Why Can't I Get Next to You" (Marie) – 3:58
 * 11. "Co-Pilot to Pilot" (Marie) – 4:23


 * 2011 Expanded Edition
 * 10. Behind The Groove (Original LP Version) - 6:13
 * 11. Behind The Groove (Rick James Mix) - 6:16
 * 12. Behind The Groove (The Missing "M+M" 12-Inch Mix) - 9:13

Personnel

 * Teena Marie – acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
 * Nathan Watts, Eddie Watkins, Oscar Alston on "Behind The Groove" – bass
 * Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
 * Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
 * Jeremy Lubbock – Fender Rhodes
 * Randy Waldman – Fender Rhodes, piano, synthesizer
 * Greg Hargrove, Tim May, Bob "Boogie" Bowles, Art Phillips – guitar
 * Charles A. Glenn, Jr., Eddie N. Watkins, Jr. – bass
 * Christopher Anthony Boehme, Paul Hines, Tony "T-Bird" Lewis – drums
 * Gary Grant – flugelhorn, trumpet
 * Kim Hutchcroft – flute, saxophone
 * Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, trumpet
 * Charles Loper – trombone
 * Steve Forman – percussion
 * Everett Bryson, Jr. – congas, percussion
 * James S. Stewart, Jr. – piano
 * Thomas "T" Bumpass – trumpet, backing vocals
 * William Carroll White, Jr. – saxophone, backing vocals
 * Larry Williams – flute, saxophone
 * Ray C. Woodard – saxophone, backing vocals
 * Bob Zimmitti – cowbell, percussion
 * Maya Rudolph, Dwayne Medlaw – voices
 * Diahnne Abbott, Brenda Lee Eager, Linda Little, Jill Jones, Bill Thedford – backing vocals