| "Down by the Lazy River" | ||||
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 U.S. 7" single | ||||
| Single by The Osmonds | ||||
| from the album Phase III | ||||
| B-side | "He's the Light of the World" | |||
| Released | January 15, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | July 29, 1971 | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond | |||
| Producer(s) | Alan Osmond, Michael Lloyd | |||
| The Osmonds singles chronology | ||||
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"Down by the Lazy River" is a song written by Alan and Merrill Osmond and performed by The Osmonds, it was produced by Alan Osmond and Michael Lloyd. [1] "Down By the Lazy River" was released on January 15, 1972 and appeared on the band's 1972 album, Phase III. [2] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972. In 2021, the song was featured in the South Park episode " South ParQ Vaccination Special".
Chart performance
Weekly chartsIt reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 4, 1972, and spent two weeks at No. 3 on the Cash Box Top 100. [3] It also reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972. [4] The song reached No. 1 for two weeks in both the Netherlands [5] and Canada.
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Year-end charts
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The song was ranked No. 36 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972. [12] Cash Box had it at No. 30 for the year. [11] The song, like almost all of the Osmonds' discography, [13] was largely left out of recurrent rotation as radio stations no longer play the record; of all of the Osmonds' songs, "Down by the Lazy River" fared the worst relative to its popularity at the time. [14]
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States ( RIAA) [15] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Cover versions
- 1973 - The Barron Knights, on the album Barron Knights [16]
- 1974 - Society of Seven [17]
- 2002 - Montezuma's Revenge [17]
- 2002 - Wonderboy, on the compilation album Right to Chews - Bubblegum Classics Revisited [17]
- 2007 - Rytterne Röj, a Swedish band [17]
References
- ^ The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" single release 45cat.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
- ^ The Osmonds, Phase-III Discogs.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
- ^ a b "Top 100 1972-03-11". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Positions Musicvf.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 12, 1973". Top40.nl. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ "RPM100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 18 March 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. 1972-03-16. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "The Osmonds - Down by the Lazy River | Top 40".
- ^ "Best of 1972 songs and music, on MusicAndYears.com!". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ^ a b "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1972". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1972". Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ "Lost Factor's Top 10 Artists: 1970-94". Radioinsight.com.
- ^ Ross, Sean (February 9, 2022). "The 100 Most Lost Songs of All Time". Radio Insight. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – The Osmonds – Down by the Lazy River". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "The Barron Knights - Barron Knights". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- ^ a b c d "Cover Versions of Down by the Lazy River". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
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