Single - 1. Sentimental Lady. : 1. History and release.

Single - 1. Sentimental Lady.

1. History and release.

The song was originally written by Welch at the former Gorham Hotel on 55th Street in New York City.^[2]

The song became a hit for Welch when he recorded it on his first solo album in 1977. It was the first track on his album, French Kiss and the album was released on November 18, 1977. The single was released a month earlier in October 1977 and reached #8 in the U.S. charts. The single remained in the Billboard Top 20 for months and on December 22, 1977 was #18 for Christmas that year.^[3]

The re-recording of the song featured Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac as backing singers^[2]but unlike the original which had 2 verses, Welch's solo version only had 1 verse to cut it down to less than 3 minutes for the radio. Mick Fleetwood was only invited to play the drums for this song on Welch's 1977 album. The original 1972 recording had been 4 minutes 34 seconds but was cut down to 2 minutes 58.^[1][2]