Lay Your Love on Me

"Lay Your Love on Me" is a pop song by the British pop group Racey; it was their second single release. The song was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, produced by Mickie Most and released in 1978 on the RAK Records label. It was their first hit single, reaching No.3 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and No.2 in Ireland in December 1978. It was a No.1 hit in the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand later that same year.

This article is about the 1978 song by Racey. For the 1994 song by Roachford, see Permanent Shade of Blue.
Not to be confused with Lay All Your Love on Me.
"Lay Your Love on Me"
Single cover
Single by Racey
from the album Smash and Grab
A-side"Lay Your Love on Me"
B-side"I Believed You"
Released1978
GenrePop
Length3:16
LabelRAK Records
Songwriter(s)Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
Producer(s)Mickie Most
Racey singles chronology
"Baby It's You"
(1977)		 "Lay Your Love on Me"
(1978)		 "Some Girls"
(1979)

Kikki Danielsson covered the song on her 1979 album, Rock'n Yodel.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1978/79) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)1[3]

Year-end charts
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 1

References
  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 447. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. "Kikki - Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB)". Smdb.kb.se. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 244. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 431. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.



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