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American Idol Season 5 - The Songs

Lady

By Bill Lamb, About.com

By the time Kenny Rogers recorded this Lionel Richie song in 1980, he had moved almost entirely away from country music into pop. Not surprisingly, it became his biggest pop hit spending 6 weeks at #1.

Performer

Will Makar - March 1, 2006

Songwriter

Lionel Richie

Notable Recorded Version

  • Kenny Rogers - #1 Pop (1980) (Listen)

Key Lyric Phrase

Lady, for so many years I thought I’d never find you
You have come into my life and made me whole
Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning
Let me hear you whisper softly in my ear

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