You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me

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"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"
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Single by Shania Twain
from the album Shania Twain
B-side "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1993
Recorded1992
Genre Country
Length2:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Hank Beach
  • Forest Borders II
Producer(s)
Shania Twain singles chronology
"Dance with the One That Brought You"
(1993)
"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"
(1993)
"Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"
(1995)

"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" is a song written by Hank Beach and Forest Borders II. It has been recorded by Con Hunley, Tom Jones, Arne Benoni and Shania Twain.

Contents

Con Hunley's version was on his 1980 release, I Don't Want to Lose You. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was the album's second single, and reached number 19 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. [1] Tom Jones's version was on his 1983 album, Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young. [2] Arne Benoni's version was on his album As for You, released 1991.

Shania Twain version

Shania Twain's version was on her self-titled debut album, released in 1993. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was the album's third and final single. The single failed to chart.

Track listing

US 7" single (Mercury 422-862)

  1. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me"
  2. "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"


US Cassette single (Mercury 862 806-4)

Side 1

  1. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me"

Side 2

  1. "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"


Europe CD single (Mercury 862 806-2)

  1. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me"
  2. "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"

Music video

A video directed by Steven Goldman was filmed in Montreal, Canada, in August 1993 and released in September 1993. The video features Twain performing on a large staircase, intercut with scenes of her and her love interest in various parts of Montreal. The video is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection .

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