Lay Some Happiness on Me

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

"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.

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]

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References

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  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.