"M'Lady" is the flip side to the Sly & the Family Stone single "Life".
According to the 21 September issue of Melody Maker, Sly & the Family Stone were hopeful that fans who bought the single "Dance to the Music" would go for "M'Lady" due to similarities of the two.
[2] With music magazine Billboard having "Life" as a Top 60 Spotlight in the 22 June issue, it was calling both sides potent.
"Life" was referred to as a pulsating rocker while "M'Lady" was likened to "Dance to the Music".
[3] In the Soul Sauce section of Billboard in the magazine's 13 July issue, it was noted that Arthur Discotheque deejay, Jerry King said that the flip-side to "Life", "M'Lady" was a winner at the club.
[5] "M'Lady" received a positive review in the 21 September issue of UK magazine Record Mirror.
[6] In the UK, Penny Valentine of Disc and Music Echo reviewed the song in the magazine's 21 September issue.
She said that after listening to "M'Lady" a few times she had come to the conclusion that Sly & the Family Stone were a sound.
She made other comment about the band when coming up for ear the lyrics wander all over the place, and loads of unhealthy sounding brass etc.
[17] For the week of 10 August, "M'Lady" entered the Record World Singles Coming Up Chart at no.