Down by the Lazy River

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"Down by the Lazy River"
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U.S. 7" single
Single by The Osmonds
from the album Phase III
B-side "He's the Light of the World"
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1972
RecordedJuly 29, 1971
Length2:37
Label MGM
Songwriter(s) Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond
Producer(s) Alan Osmond, Michael Lloyd
The Osmonds singles chronology
"Yo-Yo"
(1971)		"Down by the Lazy River"
(1972)		"Hold Her Tight"
(1972)

"Down by the Lazy River" is a song written by Alan and Merrill Osmond and performed by The Osmonds, it was produced by Alan Osmond and Michael Lloyd. [1] "Down By the Lazy River" was released on January 15, 1972 and appeared on the band's 1972 album, Phase III . [2] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972.

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Chart performance

The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 4, 1972, and spent two weeks at No. 3 on the Cash Box Top 100. [7] It also reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972. [11] The song reached No. 1 for two weeks in both the Netherlands [12] and Canada. The song was ranked No. 36 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972. [13] Cash Box had it at No. 30 for the year. [10] The song, like almost all of the Osmonds' discography, [14] was largely left out of recurrent rotation as radio stations no longer play the record; of all of the Osmonds' songs, "Down by the Lazy River" fared the worst relative to its popularity at the time. [15]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" single release 45cat.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
  2. ↑ The Osmonds, Phase-III Discogs.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
  3. ↑ "RPM100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 18 March 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. 1972-03-16. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Osmonds - Down by the Lazy River | Top 40".
  6. ↑ "The Osmonds Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Top 100 1972-03-11". Cashbox Magazine . Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  8. ↑ "Best of 1972 songs and music, on MusicAndYears.com!". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  9. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  10. 1 2 "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1972". Cashbox Magazine . Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  11. ↑ The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Positions Musicvf.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 12, 1973". Top40.nl. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1972". Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Lost Factor's Top 10 Artists: 1970-94". Radioinsight.com. 2 April 2021.
  15. ↑ Ross, Sean (February 9, 2022). "The 100 Most Lost Songs of All Time". Radio Insight. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  16. ↑ "American single certifications – The Osmonds – Down by the Lazy River". Recording Industry Association of America.



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