"Lay Your Love on Me" is a

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by the

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pop group

Racey Racey are a British pop group, formed in 1976 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, by Clive Wilson and Phil Fursdon. They achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with hits such as " Lay Your Love on Me" and "Some Girls". The ...

; it was their second single release. The song was written by

Nicky Chinn Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the UK and US in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international number- ...

and

Mike Chapman Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian-American record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suz ...

, produced by Mickie Most and released in 1978 on the RAK Records label. It was their first hit single, reaching No.3 in the

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, and No.2 in Ireland in December 1978. It was a No.1 hit in the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand later that same year. Kikki Danielsson covered the song on her 1979 album, '' Rock'n Yodel''.

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1978 songs 1978 singles Racey songs Kikki Danielsson songs Number-one singles in Australia Songs written by Mike Chapman Songs written by Nicky Chinn Song recordings produced by Mickie Most RAK Records singles Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Number-one singles in New Zealand {{1970s-pop-song-stub