▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁Jack ▁Jones ▁and ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁on ▁K app ▁Records ▁# K - 8 0 0 . ▁( B - side : ▁" A f raid ▁To ▁Love "). ▁In ▁March ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁it ▁spent ▁four ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁E asy ▁List ening ▁chart , ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁three ▁number ▁ones ▁on ▁the ▁chart ▁for ▁Jones . ▁On ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁" L ady " ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 3 9 ▁and ▁was ▁ ▁Jones ' s ▁final ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁hit . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁number - one ▁adult ▁contemporary ▁singles ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( U . S .) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁songs ▁Category : Jack ▁Jones ▁( sing er ) ▁songs ▁Category : B ill board ▁Ad ult ▁Contempor ary ▁number - one ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁with ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Larry ▁K us ik ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Charles ▁Sing leton ▁( song writer ) ▁Category : S ongs ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁Bert ▁Ka emp fert ▁Category : S ongs ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁Herbert ▁Re h be in <0x0A> </s> ▁Stanisław ▁Eg bert ▁Ko ź m ian ▁( 1 8 1 1 – 1 8 8 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Polish ▁writer . ▁He ▁is ▁now ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁transl ator ▁of ▁Shakespeare . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁his ▁brother