How to Be a Lady: Volume 1 is the debut album of American Electro-R&B group Electrik Red, released May 26, 2009 on Radio Killa and Def Jam Recordings. Production and songwriting for the album was handled primarily by The-Dream and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. How to Be a Lady is a pop and R&B album that incorporates elements of funk, electropop, dance, crunk&B, soul and hip hop, and contains lyrics concerning sexual and gender-related themes.