Lady Lynda

Infobox Single
Name = Lady Lynda


Artist = The Beach Boys
from Album = L.A. (Light Album)
Released = June 1979
Format = 7"
Recorded = July-November 1978
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:58
Label = Brother/Caribou/CBS
Producer = Bruce Johnston
The Beach Boys
James William Guercio
Chart position = • #7 (UK)
Reviews =
Last single = "Good Timin'"/"Love Surrounds Me"
(1979)
This single = "Lady Lynda"/"Full Sail"
(1979)
Next single = "It's a Beautiful Day"/"Sumahama"
(1979) |

"Lady Lynda" is a song written by vocalist and guitarist Alan Jardine and Ron Altbach for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1979 album "L.A. (Light Album)".

The music is derived from Johann Sebastian Bach's composition Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, with the opening harpsichord part being play by Sterling Smith. [http://www.cabinessence.net/tracks/files/l/lady_lynda.shtml] The lyrics to the song refer to Jardine's then-wife, Lynda Jardine. After the two divored, the song was rewritten as "Lady Liberty", a tribute to the Statue of Liberty.

The song hit #7 in the United Kingdom charts, although it was bereft of the harpsichord opening that was an important part in the album version. It also reached #39 on the US adult contemporary chart.

Details

*"Written by:" Alan Jardine/Ron Altbach
*"Album:" L.A. (Light Album)
*"Time:" 3 min 58 sec
*"Produced by:" Bruce Johnston/The Beach Boys/James William Guercio

Performers

*"Al Jardine:" Lead Vocals

See also

*The Beach Boys
*L.A. (Light Album)
*List of songs by The Beach Boys