I'd Love to Lay You Down
| "I'd Love to Lay You Down" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Conway Twitty | ||||
| from the album Heart & Soul | ||||
| B-side | "She Thinks I Still Care" | |||
| Released | January 14, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny MacRae | |||
| Producer(s) | Conway Twitty, David Barnes | |||
| Conway Twitty singles chronology | ||||
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"I'd Love to Lay You Down" is a song written by Johnny MacRae, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in January 1980 as the first single from the album Heart & Soul. The song was Twitty's 24th number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week.[1] The song has sold 300,000 digital copies since becoming available for download.[2]
In 2002, Daryle Singletary released a remake, which went to number 43 on the same chart.
Conway's version of this song features an extremely unusual series of key changes: the song progressively lowers in key instead of the musical standard of changing keys upwards.
Chris Young references this song in his single "I Can Take It from There".
Chart performance
[edit]Conway Twitty
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 24 |
Daryle Singletary
[edit]| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 43 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 7, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: December 7, 2015". RoughStock. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Daryle Singletary Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "American single certifications – Conway Twitty – I'd Love to Lay You Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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