Stay with Me (Exile song)

"Stay with Me" is a country music song written by J.P. Pennington and originally recorded by country pop band Exile in 1978. In 1979, the song was released as a single by the different artists. The first version, recorded by Dandy, reached number 57 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[2] The song was most notably recorded by Dave and Sugar and Family Brown, who both reached the top ten of the country charts in the U.S. and Canada, respectively.

"Stay with Me"
Single by Dave & Sugar
from the album Stay with Me / Golden Tears
B-side"What I Feel Is You"[1]
ReleasedJune 1979
Recorded1978
GenreCountry
Length2:38
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)J.P. Pennington
Producer(s)Jerry Bradley
Dave Rowland
Dave & Sugar singles chronology
"Golden Tears"
(1979)		 "Stay with Me"
(1979)		 "My World Begins and Ends with You"
(1979)
"Stay with Me"
Single by Family Brown
from the album Familiar Faces, Familiar Places
B-side"Tag Along Joe"
ReleasedJune 1979
GenreCountry
Length2:38
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)J.P. Pennington
Producer(s)Jack Feeney
Family Brown singles chronology
"The Way I Love You"
(1979)		 "Stay with Me"
(1979)		 "Love Was on Our Side"
(1979)

While not originally released as a single when recorded, Exile's version was later released in 1985.[2]

Chart performance

Dandy
Chart (1979) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 57[2]

Dave & Sugar
Chart (1979) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 6[2]

Family Brown
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 20[3]
Canada RPM Country Tracks 4[4]

Exile
Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 86[2]

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. "RPM Adult Contemporary for August 11, 1979". RPM.
  4. "RPM Country Tracks for Stepmber 22, 1979". RPM.
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