Lady Bump Explained

Cover:	Lady Bump single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Penny McLean
Album:	Lady Bump
B-Side:	"The Lady Bumps On" (instrumental)
Released:	1975
Genre:	Pop, disco
Length:	3:42
Label:	Jupiter (Germany) Atco (USA) EMI (UK) Columbia (Canada)
Producer:	Michael Kunze
Prev Title:	A Letter From Miami
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Next Year:	1975

"Lady Bump" is a pop disco song by Austrian singer Penny McLean, released in 1975. It was a hit for McLean, who was formerly with Silver Convention.

About the single

The single backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was released on the Jupiter record label cat - 16 069 AT in June 1975.^[1]

The single reached the three million mark.^[2] For its popularity in New York discos, the track backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was rated number 14 by November 1975.^[3] In January 1976, it debuted on the Cashbox pop singles charts, peaking at number 61.^[4] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" rated number 7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Lady Bump"!Chart (1975–1976)!Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	9
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	15
France (SNEP)^[8]	11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	90
US Disco Singles (Billboard)	1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Lady Bump"! Chart (1976)! Position

Australia (Kent Music Report)^[10] ^[11]	24

Other versions

• In 1976, a group called January covered the song backed with a version of "Fly, Robin, Fly".^[12] Also in the same year, Czechoslovak singer Skupina Pavla Lišky released it as "Hrej Mi Bump" bw "Daimonion".^[13]
• A version of the song b with "Hallelujah Day" was recorded by an Italian singer using the name of Betty McNolan and there were some similarities in the presentation of the single as well.^{[14] [15]}
• In 1977, Eiri Thrasher recorded it as well. It was released on the single, "Turn The Beat Around", "Lady Bump" / "Hey Girls Gather Round".^[16]
• The Italian singer and actress Loretta Goggi, covered the song with Italian lyrics with the title Ma chi sei in 1975.^[17]
• Later versions have been recorded by Lina Hedlund.^[18] It has also been performed by comedy duo Kath & Kim.^[19]

Notes and References

1. 45Cat Record Details, Artist: Penny McLean
2. Billboard June 27, 1992 GSA-8 Germany/Switzerland/Austria, German Independents Do It Their Way With House, Instro's And "Nuevo Flamenco"
3. Billboard November 15, 1975 Page 38 Disco Action
4. Cash box pop singles charts, 1950–1993 - Pat Downey, George Albert, Frank W. Hoffmann Page 227
5. The Sun-Herald July 25, 1976 Page 92 2S Music Survey
6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 187.
7. Web site: Top Singles - Volume 24, No. 23 March 06, 1976 . . www.collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2012-04-30.
8. Web site: TOP Hebdo .
9. Web site: ALLMusic Awards>> Penny McLean . . 2016-06-15 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160605021530/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/penny-mclean-mn0000838557/awards . June 5, 2016 . . AllMusic.
10. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 428.
11. Web site: National Top 100 Singles for 1976. . 131 . . December 27, 1976 . January 11, 2022 .
12. 45Cat Record Details, Artist: January
13. 45Cat Jezinky - Discography
14. Top of the Pops, the definitive website Italy "Lady Bump" (single) (N 5090 106)
15. Hit Parade Italia Tutti i successi del 1976, * Lady Bump (by Levay,S - Prager,S) - Betty McNolan (#48)
16. 45Cat Record Details, Eiri Thrasher
17. Web site: Loretta Goggi – Dirtelo, non Dirtelo / Ma Chi Sei (1975, Vinyl). . 1975 .
18. Discogs Lina* – Lady Bump
19. TV Week 26 March 2014 Logies Funny Guys, Kath and Kim