Lady Bump

"Lady Bump" was a pop disco single in the mid-1970s. It was a major hit for Austrian singer Penny McLean who was formerly with Silver Convention.

"Lady Bump"
Single by Penny McLean
from the album Lady Bump
A-side"Lady Bump"
B-side"The Lady Bumps On" (instrumental)
Released1975
GenrePop, disco
Length3:42
LabelJupiter (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)

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 3 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 #61.[4] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" rated no 7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey.[5]

Other versions

In 1976, a group called January covered the song backed with a version of "Fly, Robin, Fly".[6] Also in the same year, Czechoslovak singer Skupina Pavla Lišky released it as "Hrej Mi Bump" bw "Daimonion".[7] 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.[8][9] In 1977, Eiri Thrasher recorded it as well. It was released on the single, "Turn The Beat Around", "Lady Bump" / "Hey Girls Gather Round".[10]

The Italian singer and actress Loretta Goggi, covered the song with Italian lyrics with the title Ma chi sei in 1975.[11]

Later versions have been recorded by Lina Hedlund.[12] It has also been performed by comedy duo Kath & Kim.[13]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1975–76) Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[14] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 2
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[17] 15
Italy (FIMI Singles Chart)[18] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 48
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[24] 90
US Disco Singles (Billboard)[24] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[24] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[26] 24

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Gold 75,000^
Germany (BVMI)[28] Gold 250,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

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. 45Cat Record Details, Artist: January
  7. 45Cat Jezinky - Discography
  8. Top of the Pops, the definitive website Italy "Lady Bump" (single) (N 5090 106)
  9. Hit Parade Italia Tutti i successi del 1976, * Lady Bump (by Levay,S - Prager,S) - Betty McNolan (#48)
  10. 45Cat Record Details, Eiri Thrasher
  11. https://www.discogs.com/it/Loretta-Goggi-Dirtelo-Non-Dirtelo-Ma-Chi-Sei/release/1495765
  12. Discogs Lina* – Lady Bump
  13. TV Week 26 March 2014 Logies Funny Guys, Kath and Kim
  14. 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.
  15. "Austriancharts.at – Penny Mclean – Lady Bump" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Penny Mclean – Lady Bump" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  17. "Top Singles - Volume 24, No. 23 March 06, 1976". RPM. www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  18. "I singoli più venduti del 1976". Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved 2010-05-13.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). hitparadeitalia.it
  19. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lady Bump". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Penny Mclean – Lady Bump" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  21. "Swedishcharts.com – Penny Mclean – Lady Bump". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  22. "Swisscharts.com – Penny Mclean – Lady Bump". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  23. "Penny Mclean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  24. "ALLMusic Awards>> Penny McLean". Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-15.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). AllMusic.
  25. "Offiziellecharts.de – Penny Mclean – Lady Bump". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 13, 2016. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Penny Mclean"
  26. 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.
  27. "Canadian single certifications – Penny McLean – Lady Bump". Music Canada. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  28. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Penny McLean; 'Lady Bump')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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