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Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song)

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Released
  
May 3, 1984

Genre
  
ElectropopR&BSoul

Label
  
Gordy

Recorded
  
March–April, 1984

Length
  
4:40

Writer(s)
  
Ali-Ollie WoodsonOtis Williams

"Treat Her Like a Lady" is a 1984 single by American vocal group The Temptations. Released on May 3, 1984, This is the first single where Ali-Ollie Woodson was lead singer. The song appears on Temptations' album Truly for You, also released in 1984. The song was co-written by Woodson himself and Otis Williams, and was co-produced by Woodson and former Earth, Wind & Fire members Al McKay and Ralph Johnson.

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Background

The single was The Temptations' biggest success on R&B radio since 1975, reaching #2 on the R&B Charts, and just missing the Pop Top 40 at #48. It also reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart.

  • "Treat Her Like A Lady" was heard in the 1985 film The Last Dragon during the Sum Dum Goy Fortune Cookie Company scene. However, the song was not included in the film's soundtrack.
  • The song appeared on the episode of The Jamie Foxx Show in which Woodson guest stars playing the piano where Jamie (Jamie Foxx) is mistakenly committed to the psychiatric ward which originally aired in 1997.

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    Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song) Wikipedia
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