Dear Lady Twist
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| "Dear Lady Twist" | ||||
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| Single by Gary U.S. Bonds | ||||
| from the album Twist Up Calypso | ||||
| B-side | "Havin' So Much Fun" | |||
| Released | November 1961 | |||
| Genre | Calypso, R&B | |||
| Length | 2:24 | |||
| Label | Legrand | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Frank Guida | |||
| Producer(s) | Frank Guida | |||
| Gary U.S. Bonds singles chronology | ||||
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"Dear Lady Twist" is a song written and produced by Frank Guida, and performed by Gary U.S. Bonds. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #9 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962.[1] It was featured on his 1962 album Twist Up Calypso.[2]
The song ranked #32 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962.[3]
This song begins with a brief spoken dialogue, as Gary US Bonds asks a lady to dance the Twist with him, in which she replies that she does not know how to do it; the song itself becomes his reply. This song is also noted for the male backup singers repeating the phrase "Get up from your chair".
