"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" is a song written by Hank Beach and Forest Borders II. It has been recorded by

Con Hunley Conard Logan Hunley (born April 9, 1945) is an American country music singer. Life and career Hunley was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. After graduating from Central High School in Knoxville, Hunley began playing with local bands ...

, Tom Jones, Arne Benoni and

Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...

. Con Hunley's version was on his 1980 release, ''I Don't Want to Lose You''. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was the album's second single, and reached No. 19 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. Tom Jones's version was on his 1983 album, ''Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young''.

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/ref> Arne Benoni's version was on his album ''As for You'', released 1991.

Shania Twain version

Shania Twain's version was on her self-titled debut album, released in 1993. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was the album's third and final single. The single failed to chart.

Track listing

US 7" single (Mercury 422-862) #"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me" #"God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That" US Cassette single (Mercury 862 806-4) Side 1 #"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me" Side 2 #"God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That" Europe CD single (Mercury 862 806-2) #"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me" #"God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"

Music video

The

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for "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was directed by

Steven Goldmann Steven Harvey Goldmann (August 18, 1961 – April 30, 2015) was a Canadian music video and film director. He directed over 200 music videos. Goldmann also directed the movies ''Broken Bridges'' and ''Trailer Park of Terror'', and additionally ...

and filmed in

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, Canada in August 1993, and released in September 1993. The video features Twain performing on a large staircase, intercut with scenes of her and her love interest in various parts of Montreal. The video is available on Twain's DVD '' The Platinum Collection''.

References

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