Stay Awhile (The Bells song)

"Stay Awhile"
Single by The Bells
from the album Fly, Little White Dove, Fly
B-side "Sing A Song Of Freedom"
Released 1971
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Soft rock[1]
Length 3:15
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Ken Tobias
Producer(s) Cliff Edwards
The Bells singles chronology
"Fly Little White Dove, Fly"
(1970)		 "Stay Awhile"
(1971)		 "I Love You Lady Dawn"
(1971)

"Stay Awhile" is a song written by Ken Tobias, which was an international hit single for The Bells in 1971.

In Canada, the song reached No. 1 on the "RPM 100",[2] No. 1 on RPM's "MOR Playlist",[3] and No. 1 on the CHUM 30 chart.[4] In the United States, the song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 7,[5] while reaching No. 8 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[6][7] and No. 4 on the Cash Box Top 100.[8]

Floyd Cramer recorded an instrumental cover of the song, which was released on his 1971 album Class of '71.[9]

In 1972, Ken Tobias released "Stay Awhile" as the lead track on his album Dream #2.[10]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Canada - RPM 100 1
Canada - RPM MOR Playlist 1
Canada - CHUM 30 1
US Billboard Hot 100 7
US Billboard Easy Listening 8
US Cash Box Top 100 4
Australia - Go-Set[11] 11
New Zealand - NZ Listener[12] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1971) Rank
Canada - "RPM 100 Top Singles of '71"[13] 8
US Billboard - "Top Pop 100 Singles"[14] 57
US - "Cash Box Top 100 Charts Hits of 1971"[15] 59

References

  1. ↑ Fontenot, Robert. "The 10 Ickiest Soft-Rock Hits of the '70s". About.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "RPM 100", RPM, Volume 15, No. 9, April 17, 1971. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "MOR Playlist", RPM, Volume 15, No. 8, April 10, 1971. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ CHUM 30 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 13, 2006). Official Issue No. 140, April 10, 1971. CHUM. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  5. ↑ The Bells - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ The Bells - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, May 8, 1971. p. 70. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, May 15, 1971. p. 4. Accessed August 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Class of '71 - Floyd Cramer". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ Ken Tobias - Dream #2 (Album), norwegiancharts.com. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ Nimmervoll, Ed. "GO-SET National Top 60", July 17, 1971. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "NZ Listener charts", Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ RPM 100 Top Singles of '71, RPM Weekly. p. 18. Volume 16, No. 20, January 08, 1972. Accessed August 3, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Top Records on 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 25, 1971. TA-36. Accessed August 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Charts Hits of 1971", Cash Box, December 25, 1971. p. 31. Accessed August 3, 2016.


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