Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow
"Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" | ||||
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One of side-A labels of the UK single | ||||
Single by Tom Jones | ||||
from the album Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow | ||||
B-side | "Lady Lay" | |||
Released | January 1977[1] | |||
Genre | Country, Pop, Adult Contemporary | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | EMI Epic (North America) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Roger Greenaway, Barry Mason | |||
Producer(s) | Gordon Mills[2] | |||
Tom Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" is a 1977 single written by Roger Greenaway & Barry Mason[3] and performed by Tom Jones.
Charts
The song was Jones's first and highest-charting country music hit. Spending ten weeks within the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) chart, "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" went to number one for one week on 26 February 1977.[4] The song also peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and was Jones's last single to reach the top 40 until 1988.[5] It was also a Number One hit in Canada, reaching the top of the RPM country and easy-listening charts. In Tom Jones's native United Kingdom, it reached number 40, and would be his last to reach the top 40 there until 1987.
Weekly charts
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 15 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[6] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 12 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 1 |
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 40 |
US Cashbox[9] | 15 |
US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 15 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 3 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1977) | Rank |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] | 73 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[14] | 115 |
New Zealand[15] | 11 |
US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 109 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] | 17 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[18] | 35 |
Cover Versions
- The song was recorded the same year by Slim Whitman, and was included on his album Home on the Range.
References
- ^ "BBC Wales - Music - Tom Jones - Tom Jones discography". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Tom Jones - Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1977. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow lyrics chords | Slim Whitman".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 183.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 333.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Tom Jones – Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Tom Jones: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
- ^ "Tom Jones Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Tom Jones Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Tom Jones Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 1977". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "1977 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ MBAJ&printsec=frontcover Billboard, 24 December 1977.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External links
- Tom Jones - Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow on YouTube
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