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)
Music video
"Shania Twain - You Lay A Whole Lot Of Love On Me (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

"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 No. 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

Canadian country music artist Shania Twain included a cover version on her self-titled debut album (1993). Her version was produced by Harold Shedd and Norro Wilson. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was the album's third and final single on September 7, 1993. The song failed to enter any chart, although it did garner some minor airplay. It was later released in 1994 as the only single in Europe from the Shania Twain album.

Track listing

US 7" single, cassette single, & Europe CD single

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

Europe maxi-CD single

  1. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me"
  2. "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"
  3. "Dance with the One That Brought You"

Music video

The music video for "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was directed by Steven Goldmann and filmed in Montreal, Canada in August 1993. The video premiered to Country Music Television on September 10, 1993. [3] 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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