Treat Her Like a Lady (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose song)

"Treat Her Like a Lady"
Single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
from the album Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
B-side "Over at My Place"
Released April 1971
Format Vinyl record
Genre R&B
Length 2:46
Label United Artists
UA 50721
Writer(s) Eddie Cornelius
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose singles chronology
"Treat Her Like a Lady"
(1971)		 "Too Late to Turn Back Now"
(1972)

"Treat Her Like a Lady" is a 1971 single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. Written by Eddie Cornelius, it was a big success in the American R&B and pop charts reaching the U.S. R&B Top 20 and the Billboard Hot 100 No. 3 in July. The song also charted in Canada, reaching No. 10.

Billboard ranked "Treat Her Like a Lady" as the No. 15 song for 1971. The record was awarded a gold disc on 2 August 1971 for one million sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1]

Appearances

"Treat Her Like a Lady" appeared during the opening credits of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Canada RPM[2] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 3
U.S. Billboard R&B 20
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1971) Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 15
U.S. Cash Box[5] 14

Chart run

Billboard Hot 100[6] (18 weeks, entered April 10): Reached #3 in July

Cashbox [7] (23 weeks, entered March 13): 92, 89, 88, 85, 79, 70, 65, 54, 45, 37, 31, 26, 14, 10, 8, 5, 2, 3, 6, 8, 25, 35, 53

Covers

"Treat Her Like a Lady" was covered on March 30, 2010 during the ninth season of American Idol by Lee DeWyze.

References

  1. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 291 and 310. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  2. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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  7. ↑ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
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