"Stay Awhile" is a song written by Ken Tobias, and was an international hit single for the Bells in 1971.
Personnel Jacki Ralph – lead vocals Cliff Edwards – lead vocals, harmonica Charlie Clark – guitar Mike Waye – bass Frank Mills – piano Doug Gravelle – drums
Chart performance In Canada, the song was No. 1 on the "RPM 100" for 2 weeks,"RPM 100", RPM, Volume 15, No. 8, April 10, 1971. Accessed October 3, 2024. No. 1 on RPMs "MOR Playlist" for 4 weeks,"MOR Playlist", RPM, Volume 15, No. 8, April 10, 1971. Accessed August 2, 2016. and No. 1 for 2 weeks on the CHUM 30 chart. In the United States, the song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 7,The Bells - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 2, 2016. while reaching No. 8 on Billboards Easy Listening chart,The Bells - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed August 2, 2016."Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, May 8, 1971. p. 70. Accessed August 2, 2016. and No. 4 on the Cash Box Top 100."Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, May 15, 1971. p. 4. Accessed August 3, 2016.
Weekly charts
Chart (1971)PeakpositionCanada - RPM 1001Canada - RPM MOR Playlist1Canada - CHUM 301US Billboard Hot 1007US Billboard Easy Listening8US Cash Box Top 1004Australia - Go-SetNimmervoll, Ed. "GO-SET National Top 60", July 17, 1971. Accessed August 2, 2016.11New Zealand - NZ Listener"NZ Listener charts", Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved October 13, 2016.16
Year-end charts Chart (1971)RankCanada - "RPM 100 Top Singles of '71"RPM 100 Top Singles of '71, RPM Weekly. p. 18. Volume 16, No. 20, January 08, 1972. Accessed August 3, 2016.8US Billboard - "Top Pop 100 Singles""Top Records on 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 25, 1971. TA-36. Accessed August 3, 2016.57US - "Cash Box Top 100 Charts Hits of 1971""Cash Box Top 100 Charts Hits of 1971", Cash Box, December 25, 1971. p. 31. Accessed August 3, 2016.59
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