Sweet Lady (Tyrese song)

"Sweet Lady" is a song by American singer Tyrese Gibson. It was written by Johntá Austin, Charles Farrar and Troy Taylor for Gibson's self-titled debut studio album (1998). Production on the song was handled by The Characters. Released as the album's second single, "Sweet Lady" reached number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Tyrese's highest-charting single at the time.^[1]

"Sweet Lady"
Single by Tyrese
from the album Tyrese
Released	November 10, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	R&B soul
Length	4:52
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Johntá Austin Charles Farrar Troy Taylor
Producer(s)	The Characters
Tyrese singles chronology
"Nobody Else" (1998) "Sweet Lady" (1998) "Lately" (1999)

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Tim Story and featured actress Maia Campbell.^[2]

Track listings

CD single^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet Lady" (radio edit)	4:12
2.	"Sweet Lady" (LP version)	4:52
3.	"Sweet Lady" (instrumental)	4:52
4.	"Sweet Lady" (a cappella)	5:21
5.	"Sweet Lady" (suggested callout hook)	0:10

CD maxi single^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet Lady" (LP version)	4:52
2.	"Sweet Lady" (Darkchild Mix)	3:47
3.	"Sweet Lady" (London Connection Radio Edit)	3:57

Credits and personnel

Johntá Austin – writer Kevin Davis – mixing Charles Farrar – production, writer Tyrese Gibson – vocals

Thom Russo – recording Troy Taylor – backing vocals, production, writer Kevin Thomas – recording

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Sweet Lady" Chart (1999) Peak position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 47 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 55 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[7] 6 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 12 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 9 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 29 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Sweet Lady" Chart (1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100[12] 43 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 13