"Pretty Lady" is a 1973 song by Canadian rock band Lighthouse. The song was the lead single of three released from their Can You Feel It LP. It was written by lead singer Skip Prokop.
The song spent eight weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100,Billboard Hot 100, Week of 22 December 1973 – Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025. debuting at number 100 the week of 3 November 1973 and peaking at number 53 the week of 15 December 1973.Billboard Hot 100, Week of 3 November 1973 – Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.Billboard Hot 100, Week of 15 December 1973 – Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025. It also reached number 31 on the Cash Box chart. It was their final charting single in the United States, and became their third greatest hit. It was the group's second of two hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number 38, after "One Fine Morning" had hit number 30 two years earlier.
In their native Canada, "Pretty Lady" reached the Top 10, and was not their final hit. It reached as high as number nine, for two weeks during the winter of 1974.
In popular culture An intoxicated Sam Losco sang it to a Barbara Lahey in an episode of the popular Canadian sitcom Trailer Park Boys. The song was covered by the Trans-Canada Highwaymen for their 2023 album, Explosive Hits Vol. 1. In 2025, the song was recorded and performed by the award winning Carolina Beach Band, North Tower from Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. "Pretty Lady" has continued to remain #1 on several beach music radio stations for over 47 weeks as of August 2026.
Chart history
Weekly charts Chart (1973–74)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles9Canada CHUM Top 30 AirplayCHUM 1050 Top 30 AIrplay Chart November 23, 19736U.S. Billboard Top Canadian SinglesBillboard Magazine Canadian News October 27, 19735U.S. Cash Box Top Canadian SinglesCashbox Magazine International Best Sellers December 15, 19732Hawaii Airplay1U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 53U.S. Billboard Easy Listening38U.S. Record World Top SinglesRecord World Singles Chart December 22, 197333U.S. Cash Box Top 10031Canada CKLW Top 30 AirplayCKLW November- 13, 1973 Chart17
Year-end charts Chart (1973)RankCanada RPM Top Singles60Canada CHUM Year End SinglesCHUM Year End Singles Chart 197384
References
External links Lyrics of this song