Please Stay (Burt Bacharach song)
"Please Stay", also known as "(Don't Go) Please Stay", is one of songwriter Burt Bacharach's early pop hits. It is an early hit of The Drifters featuring the new lead singer Rudy Lewis, who replaced Ben E. King and features Dionne Warwick's sister Dee Dee Warwick and Doris Troy on background vocals. This song, along with "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "Sweets for My Sweet", were recorded in the same session.
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| Single by The Drifters | ||||
| from the album Save the Last Dance for Me | ||||
| B-side | "No Sweet Lovin'" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Length | 2:14 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard | |||
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Backing musicians
- The musicians who backed the Drifters on this record include George Barnes and Allan Hanlon on guitar, Abie Baker on bass, Bobby Rosengarden and Ray Kessler on percussion and Ed Shaughnessy and Gary Chester on drums.
Chart performance
In the US, "Please Stay" went to No. 13 on the R&B sides chart, and No. 14 on the Hot 100.[1]
Notable cover versions
The song has been covered extensively:
- The Cryin' Shames released a version in 1966 which reached number 26 in the UK.
- Jonathan Butler's 1975 version reached number 2 in South Africa.[2]
- The Love Affair released a version on their album The Everlasting Love Affair in 1968.
- Marc Almond and Mekon also recorded a version in 2001.
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 173.
- Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (B)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
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