Lady Lay Down
{{Infobox song
| name = Lady Lay Down
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = John Conlee
| album = Rose Colored Glasses
| B-side = Something Special
| released = October 1978
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| genre = Country
| length = 3:05
| label = ABC
| writer = Don Cook
Rafe Van Hoy
| producer = Bud Logan
| prev_title = Rose Colored Glasses
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Backside of Thirty
| next_year = 1979
}}
"Lady Lay Down' is a song written by Rafe Van Hoy and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music artist John Conlee. It was released in October 1978 as the second single from the album Rose Colored Glasses. The song was Conlee's second country hit and his first of seven number ones on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=102|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
Chart performance
=John Conlee=
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!align="left"|Chart (1978–1979) !align="center"|Peak |
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=John Conlee}} |
align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks
|align="center"|2 |
=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1979) !Position |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1979/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 31, 2021}}
|align="center"|17 |
=Tom Jones=
In 1981, Tom Jones released a single with the song, that is also featured on his album Darlin'. Jones' cover of the song charted at number 26 on the same chart.Whitburn, pp. 216-217
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!align="left"|Chart (1981) !align="center"|Peak |
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|26|artist=Tom Jones}} |
References
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{{John Conlee}}
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Category:Tom Jones (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by Don Cook
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Songs written by Rafe Van Hoy
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