Stay Awhile (Dusty Springfield song)

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"Stay Awhile"
Stay Awhile - Dusty Springfield.jpg
Single by Dusty Springfield
from the album Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You
B-side "Something Special"
ReleasedMarch 1964 (U.S.)
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde
Dusty Springfield singles chronology
"I Only Want to Be with You"
(1964)
"Stay Awhile"
(1964)
"Wishin' and Hopin'"
(1964)
"Stay Awhile"
Stay Awhile - Continental Miniatures.jpg
Single by Continental Miniatures
B-side "Glad All Over"
ReleasedMay 1978 (U.S.)
Label London
Songwriter(s) Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde

"Stay Awhile" is a song originally recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1964. It was the second single from her LP, Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You . It became a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, [1] and reached the top 40 in Australia and the U.S.

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Cover versions

Chart history

Dusty Springfield
Chart (1964)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)27
UK Singles Chart [2] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 38
U.S. Cash Box Top 10042
Continental Miniatures
Chart (1978)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [4] 75
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 90
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] 74

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