Sorry, I'm a Lady

{{Infobox song

| name = Sorry, I'm a Lady

| cover = Baccara-Sorry, I'm a Lady.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Baccara

| album = Baccara

| B-side = Love You Till I Die

| released = 7 August 1977

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length =

| label = RCA

| writer = Rolf Soja & Frank Dostal

| producer = Rolf Soja

| prev_title = Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Granada

| next_year = 1977

}}

"Sorry, I'm a Lady" is a song co-written by Rolf Soja and Frank Dostal, and performed by Spanish duo Baccara. It was released in 1977 as the second single from their debut album, Baccara (1977). The song was a number one hit in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and West Germany.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (1977) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
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{{single chart\|Flanders\|1\|artist=Baccara\|song=Sorry, I'm A Lady\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 March 2022}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|1\|artist=Baccara\|song=Sorry, I'm A Lady\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 March 2022}}
scope="row"\|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book\|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=23\|first=Timo\|last=Pennanen\|year=2021\|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021\|section=Baccara\|page=23\|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava\|location=Helsinki\|access-date=26 June 2022\|language=Finnish}} \|3
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|1\|year=1977\|week=38\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 March 2022}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|1\|artist=Baccara\|song=Sorry, I'm A Lady\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 March 2022}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|1\|artist=Baccara\|song=Sorry, I'm A Lady\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 March 2022}}
{{single chart\|Sweden\|3\|artist=Baccara\|song=Sorry, I'm A Lady\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 March 2022}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|2\|artist=Baccara\|song=Sorry, I'm A Lady\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 March 2022}}
{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|8\|artist=Baccara\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 March 2022}}
{{single chart\|West Germany\|1\|songid=464\|artist=Baccara\|song=Sorry, I'm A Lady\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 March 2022}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (1977)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1977|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1977|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=5 March 2022}}

| 4

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1977|title=Jaaroverzichten 1977|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=5 March 2022}}

| 10

scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1977|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=5 March 2022}}

| 30

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1977&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=5 March 2022}}

| 23

scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1977|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1977|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=5 March 2022}}

| 5

scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1977|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=5 March 2022}}

| 3

Other uses

The duo Frecuencia Mod did a cover of the song in Spanish with the name "Yo Soy Una Dama" in the year 1978.
Leni released a Finnish language version of the song, "[https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/556814 Sorry, Jos Oon Lady]" in 1978.
The song appears in the soundtrack of the 1978 British movie The Stud.
The song appears in the soundtrack of the 2010 Italian movie Loose Cannons.

References

Category:1977 singles

Category:Number-one singles in Austria

Category:Number-one singles in Germany

Category:Number-one singles in Norway

Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles

Category:European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles

Category:Songs written by Frank Dostal

Category:1977 songs

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Baccara songs