"Shady Lady" is a 1970
Gene Pitney
Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician.
Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 h ...
song written by
Bo Gentry
Robert Allan Ackoff (May 30, 1942 – June 30, 1983), known professionally as Bo Gentry, was an American pop singer, songwriter and record producer, most noted for his work with Tommy James and the Shondells in the 1960s.
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Gentry was ...
and Tony Lordi (of the Bel Aires), and produced by Gentry for Stateside Records.
The single reached 29 in the UK.
Upon its release as a single,
''Billboard'' Magazine called the song a driving rock ballad with a strong performance by Pitney, while projecting the song to have "Hot 100 and sales potency".
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Gene Pitney songs
1970 songs
1970 singles
Rock ballads
Songs written by Bo Gentry
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