The Latin flavor coalesces with a coda in which the tempo slows into a dramatic stop-start passage in which the lead vocal declares his love, ending with a winding falsetto as horns crash around him.
The Latin influence of the tune comes to the fore in the instrumental break, with horns peeling off zippy cha-cha lines that wouldn't be out of place on a Spanish Harlem dance floor. She's admired from afar, but the narrator seems too shy to make his intentions to known, wishing someone would introduce her to him.
The differences between the versions become most pronounced in the bridge, which on "Who's That Lady" are sentimental in the way of the Impressions' "Gypsy Woman." But leaving aside all comparisons, "Who's That Lady" is a beguiling mid-1960s soul-pop tune, the bossa nova beats and enchanting melody evoking the seductive, unknowable mystery of the woman portrayed in the lyrics. Sexy lady (whos that lady) Beautiful lady (whos that lady) Real fine lady (whos that lady) I would dance upon a string Any gift shed want Id bring I would give her anything If she would just do what I say Come round my way, baby Shine my way Whos that lady (whos that lady) Beautiful lady (whos that lady) Lovely lady (whos that lady. Although it wasn't a hit the first time around, it was quite a good record, particularly in its novel bossa nova arrangement and Impressions-like call-and-response vocals. Where "That Lady" was raucous funk with overtones of psychedelic rock, though, "Who's That Lady" was a far more overtly romantic and conventional soul ballad. When they released it on United Artists in 1964, however, it was titled "Who's That Lady" and given a drastically different arrangement, though anyone familiar with "That Lady" could tell that it was essentially the same tune. Song: That Lady Artist: The Isley Brothers Album: Greatest Hits Volume 1 Tabbed by: Dave Miller You've probably all heard this song on those shampoo TV commrecials.
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