Natalie Cole - Sophisticated Lady

Sophisticated Lady. Recorded in 1977.

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[dwtslvr]

This is an era when you could hear the singer instead of all the other "busy" stuff around the song. Backup singers were just that, backup. They didn't crowd the song.

[mikel3363]

All these ladies at the time were uniquely great; had their own special voices and

gifts to offer...

Natalie Cole; Aretha Franklin; Diana Ross; Gladys Knight; Barbra Streisand; Linda Ronstadt; Chaka Khan; Patti LaBelle; Candi Staton; Roberta Flack; Dionne Warwick; Donna Summer; etc., etc., etc... (Let's give up the contest)

[imagofly9]

I remember my roomate an Orchesisi at Grambling State Veronda Lacour did a dance off of this song in a 70's outfit

[JeffFresh2Def1]

@mikel3363 Absolutely! S/o to Olivia Newton-John too.

[MoondogMayne]

@llehcin So right Mike. I can't tell one from the other either.

[llehcin]

@mikel3363 If I may piggyback - they all had their own unique sound. You could tell who was singing in the first line of the song. Nowadays I can't tell Rihanna from Beyonce from Kesia from Nikki Minaj from... There's only a handful today who are unique in sound.

[lusschisone]

@Azizip17 yes i do,omg how that brought back memories!!! i cant remember exactly how it went but if you give me 24 hours i betcha i'll figure it out,lol.

[deansvision]

A singing SENSATION! One of the few female performers that can sing anything....and has. She is my favorite artist of ALLLLLLLLLLL time.

[therealraybaby]

LOVE ME SUM NATALIE!

[DaveWollenberg]

Stephanie Natalie hit #25 in Billboard, 8-7-76. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! GOD bless ya, sister Stephanie Natalie!

[Azizip17]

Great song! & Yes, Natalie Cole is a Sophisticated lady.

I"m changing the subject a bit- I'm wondering does anyone remember the foot stomping cheer that girls did to a chant named after this song in the mid 1980s or so? (Foot stomps are chanted words performed by girls just having fun.It's a lot like "stepping").This cheer slowed down the tempo a little & had the beginning words "Sophiticated Lady sophisticated Lay Dee". Does anybody remember that? I'd love to know what your version was.

[laarbe]

Natalie Cole has always been a sophisitcated lady. She is Elegant, Classy, Sophisticated, Beautiful and Talented. She can sing jazz, pop, rnb, gospel and country. What can't she sing? She won her third Grammy for this song. Best RNB Performance by a Female Artist. The Jackson Five Presented her with the Grammy. Natalie is still relevant today.