Lay a Little Lovin' on Me
| "Lay A Little Lovin' on Me" | ||||
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| Single by Robin McNamara | ||||
| from the album Lay A Little Lovin' on Me | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Tell You Tomorrow" | |||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | Steed | |||
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| Robin McNamara singles chronology | ||||
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"Lay a Little Lovin' on Me" is a 1970 song written by Jeff Barry, Robin McNamara, and Jim Cretecos and recorded by Robin McNamara. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and was McNamara's only hit. "Lay A Little Lovin' On Me" also peaked at number 6 (for two weeks) on Canada's national RPM Top 100 singles chart in August 1970[3] (#80 YearEnd[4]), and at number 49 in Australia in 1970.[5] It wasn't his only charting single in Canada - the follow-up single, "Got To Believe In Love", reached number 62.[6]
Cover versions
[edit]- A cover version was released by country singer Jody Miller in 1979. Miller's version reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Unterberger, Richie (January 1, 1997). "Various Artists - Bubblegum Classics Vol. 3". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 1064.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 592.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 15, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles of the Year - January 9, 1971" (PDF).
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 31, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
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