Come Back and Stay

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"Come Back and Stay"
Paul Young - Come Back and Stay.jpg
Single by Paul Young
from the album No Parlez
B-side "Yours"
Released2 September 1983 [1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:57 (album version)
  • 3:30 (single version)
  • 7:26 (extended club version)
  • 7:56 (scratch mix)
Label
Songwriter(s) Jack Lee
Producer(s) Laurie Latham
Paul Young singles chronology
"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"
(1983)
"Come Back and Stay"
(1983)
"Love of the Common People"
(1983)

"Come Back and Stay" is a 1981 song written and originally recorded by the American musician Jack Lee. [4] In 1983, the English singer Paul Young , with backing singers The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts [5] [6] , released his version as a single from his album No Parlez , and it became an international hit, reaching number one in Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland and West Germany, and the top three in several other countries. The song reached number four on the UK singles chart. [7]

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