Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Three times a lady |
| Artist | Commodores |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Natural high |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6:38 |
| Dur Grp | 6:00+ |
| Year | 1978 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 75 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 075-079 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 3/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | INTERLUDE |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | DRUMS |
| Strings Arranger 1 | James Anthony Carmichael |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7KRL0FKLzWzEQCq9AROvvy?si=gPIVZYrIT2ipZJ6lBSPFuw |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/commodores/threetimesalady.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Lionel Richie |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A triple crown |
| Explanation | ✱ The partner is not honored just once, but is placed on three different levels of admiration. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Social:Status |
| MTag 2 | Romance |
| MTag 3 | Value |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I/bVII-vi-iv/bVI, I-V/I-IV/I-IV/V |
| Ch Prog PC | I-V/VII-bVII-IV/VI |
| Ch Prog C | ❌ |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, iv, V, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | No Chorus |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 49 |
| Spot-Energy | 9 |
| Spot-Valance | 8 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 0-9 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 0-9 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Paperback Songs Love Songs (Various Artists) |
| SB Page 1 | 737 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| SB Page 2 | 198 (Paperback Songs Love Songs) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Ballad |
| Style 2 | Adult Contemporary |