"Stay Awhile" is a song written by

Ken Tobias Kenneth Wayne Paul Tobias (born July 25, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He is noted for penning the 1971 chart-topping hit for The Bells, " Stay Awhile", and for several top-selling recordings of his own. Early career Born and raised ...

, and was an international hit single for the Bells in 1971.

Personnel

* Jacki Ralph – lead vocals * Cliff Edwards – lead vocals, harmonica * Charlie Clark –

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* Mike Waye – bass *

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* Doug Gravelle – drums

Chart performance

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, the song reached No. 1 on the "''

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'' 100", No. 1 on ''RPM''s " MOR Playlist", and No. 1 on the CHUM 30 chart. In the

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, the song spent 14 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 7, while reaching No. 8 on '' Billboard''s

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chart, 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

Year-end charts

References

1971 songs 1971 singles Polydor Records singles RPM Top Singles number-one singles Canadian soft rock songs {{1970s-single-stub