Stay (Maurice Williams song)

"Stay" is a 1960 song by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs and topped the charts in the United States, number 14 in the United Kingdom and number 4 in New Zealand. It went on covered by The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen and Cyndi Lauper.

"Stay"
Single by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
from "
B-side"Do You Believe"
Written1953
ReleasedAugust 1960
Recorded1960
GenreDoo-wop
Length1:36
LabelHerald
Songwriter(s)Maurice Williams
Producer(s)Phil Gernhard

Jackson Browne version

"Stay"
Single by Jackson Browne
from Running on Empty"
B-side"Rosie"
Released1978
Recorded1977
VenueMerriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length3:28
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)Maurice Williams
Producer(s)Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne singles chronology
""Running on Empty"
(1978)
Stay ""You Love the Thunder"
(1978)

The Jackson Browne released a version for his fifth studio album Running on Empty. The song is a follow-up track to The Load-Out. It made number 20 in the United States, number 10 in New Zealand, number 12 in the United Kingdom, number 58 in Australia and number 19 in Canada.

References

  1. "Soft Rock Music Songs". AllMusic.