 Although he had been leaning more heavily on original material since the success with Williams, he had worked with the same producer, Jack Gold, on eight of the albums that he recorded between 1975 and 1980 and was willing to explore other options.In late December 1980 and January 1981 Mathis recorded the album "I Love My Lady" with Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers at the helm.All tracks for the album were written by the duo, whose songwriting credits included hits by their own band, Chic, as well as Sister Sledge and Diana Ross.