Lady ( You Bring Me up ) - Wikipedia Lady ( You Bring Me up ) `` Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) '' Artwork for UK vinyl single Single by Commodores from the album In the Pocket B - side `` Gettin ' It '' Released June 1981 Format 7 '' Recorded 1980 - 81 Genre Disco, soul, Length 4 : 04 Label Motown Songwriter ( s ) Harold Hudson, William King, Shirley Hanna - King Producer ( s ) James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores Commodores singles chronology `` Jesus Is Love '' ( 1980 ) `` Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) '' ( 1981 ) `` Oh No '' ( 1981 ) `` Jesus Is Love '' ( 1980 ) `` Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) '' ( 1981 ) `` Oh No '' ( 1981 ) `` Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) '' is a 1981 Top 10 hit single by The Commodores. It reached # 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reached the Top 10 of the Billboard R&B Chart, peaking at # 5. It was also a hit in the United Kingdom reaching # 56 on the UK Chart. It was written by Commodores member William King, his wife, Shirley, and Harold Hudson, a member of the Commodores ' backing group, The Mean Machine. Lionel Richie sang the lead vocal, and it was one of the group 's last big hits before he left the group for a solo career. Contents 1 Track listings 2 Charts 3 References 4 External links Track listings 7 '' single `` Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) '' -- 4 : 46 `` Gettin ' It '' -- 4 : 18 Charts Chart ( 1981 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 17 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 64 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 20 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 15 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 56 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8 U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles References Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Commodores -- Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Commodores -- Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- week 37, 1981 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 27 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Commodores -- Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Commodores -- Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2018. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Commodores William King Walter Orange J.D. Nicholas Milan Williams Thomas McClary Lionel Richie Andre Callahan Michael Gilbert Ronald LaPread James Ingram Skyler Jett Sheldon Reynolds Albums Machine Gun Caught in the Act Movin ' On Hot on the Tracks Commodores Commodores Live ! Natural High Midnight Magic Heroes In the Pocket Commodores 13 Nightshift United Rock Solid Commodores Christmas No Tricks The Very Best of The Commodores ( 1995 album ) Singles `` Slippery When Wet '' `` Sweet Love '' `` Just to Be Close to You '' `` Easy '' `` Brick House '' `` Too Hot ta Trot '' `` Three Times a Lady '' `` Sail On '' `` Still '' `` Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) '' `` Oh No '' `` Nightshift '' `` Take It from Me '' Related Discography Book This 1980s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lady_(You_Bring_Me_Up)&oldid=855142727 '' Categories : 1981 singles Commodores songs Disco songs 1981 songs Motown singles Song recordings produced by James Anthony Carmichael Number - one singles in New Zealand 1980s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UK All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 August 2018, at 06 : 49 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who sings baby you bring me up when i'm down
Answer: The Commodores