"Golden Lady"
Song by Stevie Wonder
from the album Innervisions
Released	August 3, 1973
Recorded	August 24, 1972^[1]
Genre	Soul
Length	4:49 (Full-length version)
Label	Tamla
Songwriter(s)	Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Stevie Wonder

Official audio
"Golden Lady" on YouTube

"Golden Lady" is a song by the American musician Stevie Wonder, released in 1973 on his album Innervisions. While it was never released as a single, the album itself peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top 200.^[2] The love song, written by Stevie Wonder, contrasts with the other songs on the record that comment upon societal issues within America.^[3] Examples include his comments on drug addiction within the song "Too High" and his political commentary on US President Richard Nixon in "He's Misstra Know-It-All".^[4]

This song is influenced by the montuno style due to the chord progression and syncopated rhythms found within its chorus.^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
Larry "Nastyee" Latimer – congas
Clarence Bell – Hammond organ
Ralph Hammer – acoustic guitar

Covers

José Feliciano from the album And The Feeling’s Good released in 1974.^[5]
Kurt Elling from the album The Gate released in 2011.^[6]
Robert Glasper from his 1 Mic 1 Take covers released in 2013.^[7]
Bill Wurtz on his website under the Jazz section. Released in 2017.^[8]
Yesterday's New Quintet from the album Stevie released in 2004. ^[9]

References

^ Williams, Chris. "Expanding Soul". WaxPoetics.
^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
^ Perone, James E. (2006). The sound of Stevie Wonder : his words and music (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Praeger. p. 47. ISBN 0-275-98723-X.
^ Bush, John. "AllMusic Review by John Bush". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
^ "And the Feeling's Good - José Feliciano | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-06-26 – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "Kurt Elling: The Gate - review". the Guardian. March 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^ "Robert Glasper to release 'Black Radio 2' on Oct. 29". Los Angeles Times. August 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^ "billwurtz". billwurtz.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
^ "Stevie". bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-05-27.