Sorry, I'm a Lady

{{More citations needed|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox song | name = Sorry, I'm a Lady | cover = Baccara-Sorry, I'm a Lady.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Baccara]] | album = [[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 (Baccara song)|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 (album)|Baccara]]'' (1977). The song was a number one hit in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and West Germany.

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===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1977) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Baccara|song=Sorry, I'm A Lady|rowheader=true|access-date=5 March 2022}} |- {{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 ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{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}}</ref> |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}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1977) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1977|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1977|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref> | 18 |- ! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1977|title=Jaaroverzichten 1977|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref> | 16 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{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}}</ref> | 30 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1977&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref> | 23 |- ! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1977|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1977|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref> | 14 |- ! scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{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}}</ref> | 31 |} {{col-end}}

== 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 (film)|The Stud]]''. * The song appears in the soundtrack of the 2010 Italian movie ''[[Loose Cannons (2010 film)|Loose Cannons]]''.

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[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]]