Stay Awhile (The Bells song)

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"Stay Awhile"
Single by the Bells
from the album Fly, Little White Dove, Fly
B-side"Sing A Song Of Freedom"
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1971
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length3:15
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(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, and was an international hit single for the Bells in 1971.

Personnel[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

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]

Weekly charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stephen, Tom; Greenberg, Keith Elliot (2018). Best Seat in the House: My Life in the Jeff Healey Band. ECW Press. ISBN 9781773052748. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  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, Official Issue No. 140, April 10, 1971". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  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. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "GO-SET National Top 60", July 17, 1971. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "NZ Listener charts", Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  11. ^ RPM 100 Top Singles of '71, RPM Weekly. p. 18. Volume 16, No. 20, January 08, 1972. Accessed August 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Top Records on 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 25, 1971. TA-36. Accessed August 3, 2016.
  13. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Charts Hits of 1971", Cash Box, December 25, 1971. p. 31. Accessed August 3, 2016.