Yes It's You Lady Explained

Yes It's You Lady
Type:studio
Artist:Smokey Robinson
Cover:Yes It's You Lady (Smokey Robinson).jpg
Released:1982
Recorded:November–December, 1981 at Studio Sound Recorders
(North Hollywood, California)
Genre:R&B, Soul
Label:Motown
Producer:George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo
Prev Title:Being with You
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Touch the Sky
Next Year:1983

Yes It's You Lady is a 1982 album by American singer Smokey Robinson. As with 1981's Being with You, it was produced by George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo and recorded and mixed at Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, California. It was released on the Motown sub-label Tamla.

Reception

The album peaked at #33 in Billboard pop charts, and at #6 on the R&B charts. The two follow-up singles to 1981's chart success' "Being with you" were notably not Robinson compositions: "Tell Me Tomorrow" peaked at #33 Billboard and #3 R&B charts, "Old Fashioned Love" at #60 Billboard and #17 R&B charts. The third and final single, Robinson's "Yes It's You Lady" only peaked at #107 Billboard, without entering the R&B charts.

Robert Christgau rated the album as B, praising Robinson's mature voice and singing, while complaining about the weakness of the "material". Concluding with "he almost gets away with it anyway".[1]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Tell Me Tomorrow" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 6:25
  2. "Yes It's You Lady" (William "Smokey" Robinson) - 4:43
  3. "Old Fashioned Love" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 3:12
  4. "Are You Still Here" (William "Smokey" Robinson) - 2:33

Side B

  1. "The Only Game In Town" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 4:50
  2. "International Baby" (William "Smokey" Robinson) - 4:07
  3. "Merry-Go-Ride" (Richard Williams) - 5:31
  4. "I'll Try Something New" (William "Smokey" Robinson) - 3:34
  5. "Destiny" (Forest Hairston) - 3:48

Personnel

Production

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Christgau on Yes it's You Lady.