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"'''Lady Lay Down'''' is a 1978 single written by Rafe VanHoy and [[Don Cook]] and recorded by [[John Conlee]]. "Lady Lay Down" would be John Conlee's second country hit and his first of seven number ones on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks within the top 40<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=87}}</ref>.
"'''Lady Lay Down'''' is a 1978 single written by Rafe VanHoy and [[Don Cook]] and recorded by [[John Conlee]]. "Lady Lay Down" would be John Conlee's second country hit and his first of seven number ones on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=102|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}</ref>

In 1981, [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] covered the song on his album ''Darlin'''. Jones' cover of the song charted at number 26 on the same chart.<ref>Whitburn, pp. 216-217</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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[[Category:John Conlee songs]]
[[Category:John Conlee songs]]
[[Category:Tom Jones songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Don Cook]]
[[Category:Songs written by Don Cook]]
[[Category:ABC Records singles]]
[[Category:ABC Records singles]]
[[Category:Mercury Records singles]]

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Revision as of 19:22, 26 October 2012

"Lady Lay Down"
Song
B-side"Something Special"

"Lady Lay Down' is a 1978 single written by Rafe VanHoy and Don Cook and recorded by John Conlee. "Lady Lay Down" would be John Conlee's second country hit and his first of seven number ones on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week.[1]

In 1981, Tom Jones covered the song on his album Darlin'. Jones' cover of the song charted at number 26 on the same chart.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1978–1979) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 102. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Whitburn, pp. 216-217
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

January 13, 1979
Succeeded by