# Lady T (album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | B |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 5/10 |
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

* "Behind the Groove" (Marie, Richard Rudolph) – 6:06
* "Now That I Have You" (Art Philips, Richard Rudolph, Claudia Talbott) – 5:32
* "Lonely Desire" (Marie, Richard Rudolph, Dwayne Wedlaw) – 4:39
* "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

## Charts

| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
| Billboard Pop Albums | 45 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums | 18 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| Year | Single | US R&B | US Dance | UK (OCC) |
| 1980 | "Can It Be Love" | 57 | — | — |
| 1980 | "Behind the Groove" | 21 | 4 | 6 |