Lay Some Happiness on Me

"Lay Some Happiness on Me" is a song that was first released by Eddy Arnold in 1966, on the album Somebody Like Me.[1] The song became a hit in 1967, when it was released by Dean Martin and by Bobby Wright.

"Lay Some Happiness on Me"
Single by Dean Martin
from the album Happiness Is Dean Martin
B-side"Think About Me"
Released1967
GenrePop
Length2:15
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Jean Chapel & Bob Jennings
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen

Dean Martin's version spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 55,[2] while reaching No. 6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[3][4] and No. 44 on Canada's RPM 100.[5]

Bobby Wright's version reached No. 44 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.[6]

Nancy Sinatra covered that song for the 1967 album Country, My Way.

References

  1. Eddy Arnold - Lay Some Happiness on Me, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed September 15, 2016.
  2. Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 15, 2016.
  3. Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 15, 2016.
  4. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, September 30, 1967. p. 22. Accessed September 15, 2016.
  5. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 7, No. 14, June 03, 1967. Accessed September 15, 2016.
  6. "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, July 15, 1967. p. 46. Accessed September 15, 2016.
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