Richie did not believe that a waltz would fit The Commodores’ musical style, so he wrote it imagining that it would be sung by Frank Sinatra.
Lionel Richie as inspired to write the song from a toss this the HD made to his mother at their 37th wedding anniversary saying “She’s a great lady, she’s a great mother, and she’s a great friend.”
As the band prepared to record the album Natural High, group members presented various songs that they had written. Richie played “Three Times a Lady” for producer James Carmichael, with the warning that he intended to pitch the song to Sinatra. Carmichael insisted that the song be added to The Commodores’ album.
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