Down by the Lazy River

"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.The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" single release 45cat.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014 "Down By the Lazy River" was released on January 15, 1972 and appeared on the band's 1972 album, Phase III.The Osmonds, Phase-III Discogs.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014 It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1972)PeakpositionCanada RPM 1001France (IFOP)21Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)1UK Singles Chart40U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4U.S. Cash Box Top 100 3

Year-end charts Chart (1972) RankCanada 50U.S. Billboard Hot 100 36U.S. Cash Box 30

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. It also reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972.The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Positions Musicvf.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014 The song reached No. 1 for two weeks in both the Netherlands and Canada. The song was ranked No. 36 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972. Cash Box had it at No. 30 for the year. The song, like almost all of the Osmonds' discography, 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.

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