Come and Stay with Me

"Come and Stay with Me"
Single by Marianne Faithfull
from the album Marianne Faithfull
B-side	"What Have I Done Wrong?"
Released	1965
Genre	Pop
Length	3:25
Label	Decca
Songwriter	Jackie DeShannon
Producer	Andrew Loog Oldham
Marianne Faithfull singles chronology
"Blowin' in the Wind" (1964) "Come and Stay with Me" (1965) "This Little Bird" (1965)

"Come and Stay with Me" is a pop song, written by Jackie DeShannon in 1965 for the British singer Marianne Faithfull. It became one of her biggest hits, peaking #4 at United Kingdom. ^[1]

Background

Faithfull's former manager Tony Calder told Mojo magazine in September 2008 that the song was written in Los Angeles, where he was with Jimmy Page who had an affair with DeShannon: "One night I couldn't get into our hotel room because Jimmy and Jackie DeShannon were shagging. So I yelled, 'When you've finished could you write a song for Marianne?'" ^[2] DeShannon came up with this song plus with Page an album track, "In My Time of Sorrow."

Charts

Chart (1965)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	26
UK Singles (OCC) [4]	4
Australia Kent Music Report [5]	6
Ireland IRMA [5]	6
French Singles Chart	43
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6]	7
Quebec (ADISQ) [7]	13

Other versions

• Cher recorded a cover version of the song for her 1965 debut solo album All I Really Want to Do .
• German-American singer Katja Holländer, daughter of composer Friedrich Hollaender, recorded the song with German lyrics as "Immer wenn ich deinen Namen hör" for her 1966 album Hallo, Katja! (Germany only).
• Jackie DeShannon recorded the song herself on her 1968 album Laurel Canyon.
• Ola & The Janglers, a Swedish popgroup made a cover 1966. It peaked on #3 on the Swedish Radio list Tio i topp 9 April 1966.

References

1. "MARIANNE FAITHFULL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
2. "Come and Stay with Me by Marianne Faithfull Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
3. "Marianne Faithfull Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
5. "Billboard Magazine, May 1, 1965". Billboard. May 1965.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5651." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
7. "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. 1965-03-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2025.