Format 7" Producer(s) Arif Mardin | Label Warner Bros. | |
Genre R&B, Smooth Jazz, Adult Contemporary Writer(s) James Newton Howard, David Paich | ||
"Lady Love Me (One More Time)" is a single recorded and released by George Benson. It was written by David Paich and James Newton Howard, both of whom were associated with rock band Toto, Paich being a member and Howard a frequent collaborator. The song was produced by Arif Mardin. While the single was moderately successful in the United States, charting at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, #21 on the Soul singles chart and #4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, it was markedly more successful in the United Kingdom. The single entered the UK Singles Chart on 21 May 1983. It reached a peak position of number 11, and remained in the chart for 10 weeks.
UK Single
UK Catalogue Number: W9614 (7" and 12" Single formats). 'Lady Love Me (One More Time)' was backed with the impressive jazz track 'In Search of a Dream' (also lifted from the album 'In Your Eyes'). There was only one version of 'Lady Love Me (One More Time)' timed at 3:59 for the single, which was identical to the album time. There were two versions of 'In Search of a Dream' available however, the 4:58 edit was used for both single formats. The UK album version on vinyl for 'In Search of a Dream' was identical to the single release but, the UK chrome dioxide cassette version of the album contained the full version of 'In Search of a Dream' timed at 7:37.
On the UK single cover, a competition was announced whereby fans could win two tickets to see George Benson live in concert at Birmingham's NEC on 1 and 2 July or Brighton Centre on 3 July (where there was a choice of either the 6pm or 9pm shows). With the UK single being released in May, there was a very tight deadline of 15 June set for entries.
The single was significant in that fans of the jazz were not disappointed whilst the pop-buying public enjoyed a new sounding George Benson. Traditionalists and Club DJs in the UK were known to play both sides of the single. The cassette tape recording of 'In Search of a Dream' was also bootlegged for Jazz club DJ use.