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"Stay Awhile"
Single by Dusty Springfield
from the album Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You
B-side"Something Special"
ReleasedMarch 1964 (U.S.)
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde
Dusty Springfield singles chronology
" I Only Want to Be with You"
(1964)
"Stay Awhile"
(1964)
" Wishin' and Hopin'"
(1964)
"Stay Awhile"
Single by Continental Miniatures
B-side" Glad All Over"
ReleasedMay 1978 (U.S.)
Label London
Songwriter(s) Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde

"Stay Awhile" is a song originally recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1964. It was the second single from her LP, Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You. It became a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, [1] and reached the top 40 in Australia and the U.S.

Cover versions

  • "Stay Awhile" was covered by the Continental Miniatures in 1978, becoming a minor hit in both the U.S. and Canada.
  • She & Him included the song on the 2014 album Classics.

Chart history

Dusty Springfield
Chart (1964) Peak
position
Australia ( Kent Music Report) 27
UK Singles Chart [2] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 38
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 42
Continental Miniatures
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [4] 75
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 90
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] 74

References

  1. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1964-02-26. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  2. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1964-02-26. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN  0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-06-17. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN  0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, , 1978

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