Stay with Me till Dawn
{{About|the Judie Tzuke song|the album called Stay with Me till Dawn in America|Welcome to the Cruise|the playwright|Graham Farrow}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Stay with Me till Dawn
| cover = Judie-tzuke-stay-with-me-till-dawn-1979.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Judie Tzuke
| album = Welcome to the Cruise
| released = {{Start date|1979|06|15|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/xpres17|title = Judie Tzuke - Stay with Me till Dawn}}
| format =
| recorded = 1977
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock{{cite magazine|first= Tom |last= Doyle |title= Mylo |magazine= Sound on Sound |date= March 2005 |url= http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar05/articles/mylo.htm}}
| length = 3:54
| label = Rocket Records
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Judie Tzuke
- Mike Paxman
}}
| producer = John Punter
| prev_title = For You
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Living on the Coast
| next_year = 1980
}}
"Stay with Me till Dawn" is a 1979 single by Judie Tzuke from her debut album Welcome to the Cruise.{{cite AV media notes|title=Welcome to the Cruise|others=Judie Tzuke|publisher=The Rocket Record Company}} Written by Tzuke and Mike Paxman and produced by John Punter, the song was Tzuke's only Australian and UK top 40 single, charting at number 8 and 16 respectively.
Background
"Stay with Me till Dawn" was co-written by Mike Paxman, whom Tzuke had met in 1975 and had released a Tony Visconti-produced single called "These Are the Laws" (as "Tzuke and Paxo") on Visconti's label, Good Earth Records. In 1977, Tzuke saw Rocket Records (Elton John's label)' David Croker, played him a few songs including "Stay with Me till Dawn" and was promptly signed by the label. The pair proceeded to spend around six months or so recording her début album at Air Studios in London{{cite web|url=http://www.tzuke.com/about.html|title=Biography|publisher=Judie Tzuke}} and "Stay with Me till Dawn"'s John Punter-produced parent album Welcome to the Cruise.
The song charted at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart,{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17855/judie%20tzuke/|title=Judie Tzuke {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company}} and Tzuke appeared on Top of the Pops on 12 July, 26 July and 9 August 1979 to promote the track.{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=BBC Two|airdate=12 July 1979}}{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=BBC Two|airdate=26 July 1979}}{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=BBC Two|airdate=9 August 1979}} All four of her subsequent chart entries failed to peak higher than number 92 on the UK Singles Chart, rendering her a one-hit wonder.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/apr/04/one-hit-wonders-results-readers-recommend|title=Readers recommend: one-hit wonders – listen|work=The Guardian|date=4 April 2013}}
The song was re-recorded for her 1991 album Left Hand Talking;{{cite AV media notes|title=Left Hand|others=Judie Tzuke|publisher=Columbia Records}} the album came out on Columbia Records, and it would not be until December 1999 that Elton John would return the copyrights of the albums she released on his label. In 2002, "Stay with Me till Dawn" was chosen by the British public as the thirty-ninth best song to have come out of Britain over the previous fifty years (between 1952 and 2002).{{cite press release | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/06_june/01/top50.shtml | title = Best of British Top 50 | accessdate = 10 February 2012 | author = BBC Press Office | publisher = BBC}} The song has also appeared on the live albums Road Noise,{{cite AV media notes|title=Road Noise|others=Judie Tzuke|publisher=Chrysalis Records}} and Over the Moon{{cite AV media notes|title=Over the Moon|others=Judie Tzuke|publisher=Big Moon Records}} and on the compilation album Seventies Power Ballads.{{cite AV media notes|title=Seventies Power Ballads|publisher=Virgin Records|date=29 September 2008}} In addition, Mylo sampled the track for the song "Need You Tonite" from his debut album Destroy Rock & Roll.{{cite AV media notes|title=Destroy Rock & Roll|others=Mylo|publisher=Breastfed Recordings}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Stay with Me till Dawn" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1979-1980)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://www.top100singles.net/2011/11/every-amr-top-100-single-in-1979.html#show |title=Top 100 Singles |website=Top100singles.net |access-date=2021-05-19}}
| style="text-align:center;"|8 |
| {{single chart|UK|16|date=1979-07-14|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 October 2016}} |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Stay+with+Me+Till+Dawn+by+Judie+Tzuke&id=23529|title=Stay with Me Till Dawn (song by Judie Tzuke) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts|website=Musicvf.com}}
| style="text-align:center;"|47 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for "Stay with Me till Dawn" ! Chart (1980) ! Position |
| scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/kTGdGUZ|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1980|publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 341 |via= Imgur |date= 5 January 1981 |access-date= 17 January 2022 }}
| 70 |
|---|
Lucid version
In September 1999, UK house music duo Lucid released a cover of "Stay with Me till Dawn" with Clare Canty providing the vocals. It peaked at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1999, and remained on the chart for two weeks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/stay-with-me-till-dawn/|title=Stay with Me till Dawn | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com}}
=Track listing=
;UK CD single
- "Stay with Me till Dawn" (Lucid's Radio Edit) - 4:08
- "Stay with Me till Dawn" (Translucid Remix) - 6:48
- "99°F" - 6:49
References
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Category:British soft rock songs
Category:Songs written by Judie Tzuke