Bad Lady was recorded and released by Mercury Records artists Con Funk Shun in 1981. It was the featured single on "7", the group's seventh album with the label. Written by band members Louis A. McCall and Danny A. Thomas with lyrics by Linda Lou McCall, and produced by Skip Scarborough, the song made it to #19 with a bullet on Billboard magazine's Top R&B Singles chart in January 1982. The tune was inspired by screen great Mae West's memorable cinema quote "When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad, I'm better." which came to the attention of lyricist Linda Lou McCall when the silver screen legend died on November 22, 1980. "Bad Lady" is still a mainstay on the compilation CDs such as "Best of Con Funk Shun" (1993), "Greatest Hits" (1998), and "The Definitive Con Funk Shun" (2006) CDs.

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Bad Lady on Allmusic