She's a Lady


"She's a Lady" is a song written by Paul Anka and released on his album Paul Anka '70s. The most successful recording was performed by Tom [Jones |Tom Jones] and released at the beginning of 1971. It is Jones's highest-charting single in the U.S..

Chart performance

"She's a Lady" hit No. 1 in Cash Box magazine for a week and spent one week at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, behind "Me and [Bobby McGee]" by Janis Joplin. The song was also a No. 4 hit on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the Billboard Year-End [Hot 100 singles of 1971|#25 song for 1971]. In Canada, the single reached No. 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart.

Paul Anka's recording of the song

The song was re-released in 2013 on Paul Anka's Duets CD with a new rendition featuring Tom Jones. Anka rewrote the first verse of the song because he disliked its chauvinistic sentiments.

B-side track

The single's B-side track was "My Way" whose lyrics were also written by Paul Anka.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications