Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Natalie Cole
Vocals
Tennyson Stephens
Keyboards
Cash McCall
Guitar
Joseph Scott
Bass Guitar
Quinton Joseph
Drums
Henry Gibson
Congas
Marvin Yancy
Keyboards
Charles Jackson
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Natalie Cole
Composer
Marvin Yancy
Composer
Charles Jackson
Composer
Gene Barge
Arranger
Richard Evans
Arranger
Chuck Jackson
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gene Barge
Producer
Richard Evans
Producer
Roger S. Anfinsen
Engineer
Wally Traugott
Mastering Engineer
Fred Breitberg
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Sophisticated lady
Sophisticated lady
[Verse 2]
She's a different lady with a different style
She stands tall and steady like the Eiffel Tower
She is hip to politics, but loves her jazz
She's got lots of rhythm, she's got lots of class
[Verse 3]
Everybody knows how she got her name, yeah, yeah
[Verse 4]
Oh, huh
[Verse 5]
She wears knee-length dresses with her high-heel steppers
She's not no back-stabber, but she's sure a pleaser
She talks quiet and gentle, she acts very cool
She sticks close to her lover, she obeys God's rules (Whoa)
[Verse 6]
Sophisticated lady (Sophisticated lady, yeah)
Sophisticated lady (Oh)
Sophisticated lady (That's her name, that's her name)
Sophisticated lady (Whoa-whoa)
[Verse 7]
Everybody knows how she got her name, yeah, yeah
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, whoa
Whoa
[Verse 8]
She's the kind of person that you'd like to meet
'Cause she's always smilin', and she's always neat
She can start a fire in the coldest man
She's a hip, slick sister, known throughout the land, oh
[Verse 9]
Sophisticated lady (That's her name)
Sophisticated lady (Yeah-yeah, wow, wow, wow)
Oh, well, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo-woo-woo
Hoo, that's her name, yeah
[Verse 10]
Sophisticated lady (Lady, lady)
Sophisticated lady (Oh)
Sophisticated lady (Ah)
Sophisticated lady (Ooh, ooh)
Sophisticated lady (Ooh)
Sophisticated lady (A just-a switch on down)
Sophisticated lady (Ha)
Sophisticated lady
Written by: Charles Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole