Just Be My Lady
Just Be My Lady | ||||
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Released | 1981 | |||
Genre | R&B, funk | |||
Label | Warner Records[1] | |||
Producer | Larry Graham | |||
Larry Graham chronology | ||||
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Just Be My Lady is an album by the American R&B and funk musician Larry Graham, released in 1981.[4][5] Graham re-recorded the title track for his 1998 album, GCS 2000.[6]
The album peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200.[7] It peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Black Albums chart.[8]
Production[]
Graham continued to move away from funk music, putting more emphasis on his R&B ballads.[9] He produced the album, and played almost all of the instruments.[10] "Guess Who" is a cover of the Jesse Belvin song.[11]
Critical reception[]
The Washington Informer thought that "Graham has established himself as a vocal personality that rivals, perhaps overshadows, his instrumental personality—one drips with tenderness while the other booms furiously."[12] Stereo Review called the album "a set of slow ballads oozed out in Lou Rawls-like low gear."[11]
AllMusic wrote that "some selections are shaded with Graham's doo wop and gospel influence, and all have much appeal."[2] Dave Marsh, in The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, dismissed Graham as "one of those lugubriously philosophizing soul crooners."[3]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Just Be My Lady" | |
2. | "Loving You is Beautiful" | |
3. | "Guess Who" | |
4. | "Our Love Keeps Growing Strong" | |
5. | "Can't Nobody Take Your Place" | |
6. | "No Place Like Home" | |
7. | "Baby, You are My Sunshine" | |
8. | "I Just Love You" | |
9. | "Feels Like Love" | |
10. | "Remember When" |
References[]
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 849.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b "Just Be My Lady - Larry Graham | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 203.
- ^ "Larry Graham | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Gregory, Hugh (1995). Soul Music A-Z. Da Capo Press. p. 123.
- ^ Jones, Steve (2 Feb 1999). "R&B: Graham Central Station, GCS2000". USA Today. p. 4D.
- ^ "Larry Graham". Billboard.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (August 14, 2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879306298 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Balladeering Graham Thanks Fans with Contest". Jet. 60 (22): 18. Aug 13, 1981.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside Books. 1995. pp. 410–411.
- ^ a b Albertston, Chris (December 1981). "Larry Graham: Just Be My Lady". Stereo Review. 46 (12): 85–86.
- ^ Brower, W. A. (Oct 12, 1983). "REVIEW: Graham At His Best". The Washington Informer. No. 51. p. 14.
- 1981 albums
- Warner Records albums