Green-Eyed Lady

"Green-Eyed Lady" is a popular single by the American rock band Sugarloaf. Written by Jerry Corbetta, J.C. Phillips and David Riordan,[1] the song was featured on the band's debut album, Sugarloaf, and was their first single. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 and was RPM Magazine's number one single for two weeks.[2] It remains the band's most popular song, according to the Last.fm rankings.[3] It has been featured on dozens of compilation albums.[4]

"Green-Eyed Lady"
Single by Sugarloaf
from the album Sugarloaf
B-side"West of Tomorrow"
ReleasedAugust 1970
GenreJazz fusion, psychedelic rock
Length6:53 (album version)
5:58 (long single version)
2:58 (radio edit)
3:33 (short single version)
LabelLiberty Records
Songwriter(s)Jerry Corbetta, J.C. Phillips & David Riordan[1]
Sugarloaf singles chronology
"Green-Eyed Lady"
(1970)		 "Tongue in Cheek"
(1971)

Single versions

The single was released in the United States in three different versions sharing the same catalog number (Liberty 56183), but different matrix numbers on the record labels. The original single release (LB-2860-S) was a 5:58 version with no edits but an early fadeout, almost immediately after the last verse.[5] This was edited down to 2:58 on the mono/stereo promotional single (LB-2860-DJ/LB-2860-S-DJ) for radio airplay in which the entire organ and guitar solos are edited out.[6] When "Green-Eyed Lady" started climbing the charts, the recording was reworked one last time to include a shortened piece of the organ/guitar break on a single (LB-2860-S-RE) that has became the common 3:33 version used by radio stations today.[7] Aside from other minor edits, the two shorter tracks begin with the opening's third bar and also end with early fadeouts. The album version ended with a cadence in the organ.

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews. One reviewer called the song "jazzy and memorable",[8] while John Laycock of the Windsor Star called it a "bewitching single".[9]

Chart performance

Four years later, Sugarloaf described the process of recording the song and selling it to the recording industry (namely the failed attempt to get CBS Records to distribute the record) in their song "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You," which also became a hit.

The song is featured in the 1997 comedy film Home Alone 3, starring Alex D. Linz and Rya Kihlstedt.[13]

Jordan Knight sampled it for his song, "A Different Party".

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References
  1. "45cat - Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  3. "Sugarloaf — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at". Last.fm. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  4. Stewart Mason. "Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  5. "Green Eyed Lady (Long Version) / West Of Tomorrow". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. "Green-Eyed Lady". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. "Green-Eyed Lady / West Of Tomorrow". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  8. "More than a green-eyed lady | The Midnight Tracker". Midnighttracker.wordpress.com. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  9. Laycock, John (October 8, 1970). "Pop". The Windsor Star. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  10. Go-Set National Top 60, 16 January 1971
  11. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  12. "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  13. "Home Alone 3 Soundtrack (complete album tracklisting)". SoundtrackINFO.com. 1997-12-09. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
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