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Lay A Little Lovin' On Me
"Lay a Little Lovin' on Me" is a 1970 song written by Jeff Barry, Robin McNamara, and Jim Cretecos and recorded by Robin McNamara. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and was McNamara's only hit. "Lay A Little Lovin' On Me" also peaked at number 6 (for two weeks) on Canada's national RPM Top 100 singles chart in August 1970 (#80 YearEnd), and at number 49 in Australia in 1970. Cover versions *A cover version was released by country singer Jody Miller in 1979. Miller's version reached number 97 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, Hot Country Singles chart. References 1970 singles 1979 singles Jody Miller songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Jeff Barry {{1970s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin McNamara
Robin McNamara (May 5, 1947 – October 21, 2021) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. McNamara was born in May 1947 in Newton, Massachusetts. In 1963, while in tenth grade, he formed a rock and roll group with a few school friends; they christened their band Robin and the Hoods, performing locally in the New England area with McNamara as the lead vocalist. In the late 1960s, McNamara relocated to New York City, where he became a cast member of the Broadway musical ''Hair'', playing the lead role of Claude from 1969 to 71. In 1969, he was introduced to composer/record producer Jeff Barry, who signed him to his Steed record label. Together with McNamara's songwriting partner, Jim Cretecos, they wrote a song called " Lay a Little Lovin' on Me", which McNamara took to number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1970 and number 6 in Canada. The song peaked at number 49 in Australia in June 1970. A lack of further chart success resulted in McNamara being du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
