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"Lady Bump"
Single by Penny McLean
from the album Lady Bump
B-side"The Lady Bumps On" (instrumental)
Released1975
Genre Pop, disco
Length3:42
Label Jupiter (Germany)
Atco (USA)
EMI (UK)
Columbia (Canada)
Songwriter(s) Levay, Prager
Producer(s) Michael Kunze
Penny McLean singles chronology
"A Letter From Miami"
(1974) 		"Lady Bump"
(1975) 		" Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
(1975)

"Lady Bump" is a pop disco song by Austrian singer Penny McLean, released in 1975. It was a hit for McLean, who was formerly with Silver Convention.

About the single

The single backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was released on the Jupiter record label cat - 16 069 AT in June 1975. [1]

The single reached the three million mark. [2] For its popularity in New York discos, the track backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was rated number 14 by November 1975. [3] In January 1976, it debuted on the Cashbox pop singles charts, peaking at number 61. [4] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" rated number 7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey. [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Lady Bump"
Chart (1975–1976) Peak
position
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [6] 9
Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 1
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 2
Canada Top Singles ( RPM) [9] 15
France ( SNEP) [10] 11
Ireland ( IRMA) [11] 18
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [12] 4
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [13] 2
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 48
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [16] 90
US Disco Singles ( Billboard) [16] 1
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard) [16] 1
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [17] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Lady Bump"
Chart (1976) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [18] [19] 24

Certifications

Certifications for "Lady Bump"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada ( Music Canada) [20] Gold 75,000^
Germany ( BVMI) [21] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

  • In 1976, a group called January covered the song backed with a version of " Fly, Robin, Fly". [22] Also in the same year, Czechoslovak singer Skupina Pavla Lišky released it as "Hrej Mi Bump" bw "Daimonion". [23]
  • A version of the song b with "Hallelujah Day" was recorded by an Italian singer using the name of Betty McNolan and there were some similarities in the presentation of the single as well. [24] [25]
  • In 1977, Eiri Thrasher recorded it as well. It was released on the single, " Turn The Beat Around", "Lady Bump" / "Hey Girls Gather Round". [26]
  • The Italian singer and actress Loretta Goggi, covered the song with Italian lyrics with the title Ma chi sei in 1975. [27]
  • Later versions have been recorded by Lina Hedlund. [28] It has also been performed by comedy duo Kath & Kim. [29]

References

  1. ^ 45Cat Record Details, Artist: Penny McLean
  2. ^ Billboard June 27, 1992 GSA-8 Germany/Switzerland/Austria, German Independents Do It Their Way With House, Instro's And "Nuevo Flamenco"
  3. ^ Billboard November 15, 1975 Page 38 Disco Action
  4. ^ Cash box pop singles charts, 1950–1993 - Pat Downey, George Albert, Frank W. Hoffmann Page 227
  5. ^ The Sun-Herald July 25, 1976 Page 92 2S Music Survey
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ " Penny Mclean – Lady Bump" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  8. ^ " Penny Mclean – Lady Bump" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  9. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 24, No. 23 March 06, 1976". RPM. www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  10. ^ http://www.top-france.fr/html/hebdo/cadre.htm
  11. ^ " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lady Bump". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  12. ^ " Penny Mclean – Lady Bump" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  13. ^ " Penny Mclean – Lady Bump". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  14. ^ " Penny Mclean – Lady Bump". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  15. ^ "Penny Mclean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  16. ^ a b c "ALLMusic Awards>> Penny McLean". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-15.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link). AllMusic.
  17. ^ " Offiziellecharts.de – Penny Mclean – Lady Bump" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 13, 2016. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Penny Mclean"
  18. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  19. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. December 27, 1976. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Imgur.
  20. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Penny McLean – Lady Bump". Music Canada. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  21. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Penny McLean; 'Lady Bump')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  22. ^ 45Cat Record Details, Artist: January
  23. ^ 45Cat Jezinky - Discography
  24. ^ Top of the Pops, the definitive website Italy "Lady Bump" (single) (N 5090 106)
  25. ^ Hit Parade Italia Tutti i successi del 1976, * Lady Bump (by Levay,S - Prager,S) - Betty McNolan (#48)
  26. ^ 45Cat Record Details, Eiri Thrasher
  27. ^ "Loretta Goggi – Dirtelo, non Dirtelo / Ma Chi Sei (1975, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1975.
  28. ^ Discogs Lina* – Lady Bump
  29. ^ TV Week 26 March 2014 Logies Funny Guys, Kath and Kim
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