Lay a Little Lovin' on Me

"Lay A Little Lovin' on Me"
Single by Robin McNamara
from the album Lay A Little Lovin' on Me
B-side"I'll Tell You Tomorrow"
Released1970
GenreBubblegum pop[1]
Length3:04
LabelSteed
Songwriter(s)
Robin McNamara singles chronology
"I Can Love You"
(1969) 		"Lay A Little Lovin' on Me"
(1970) 		"Got To Believe In Love"
(1970)

"Lay a Little Lovin' on Me" is a 1970 song written by Jeff Barry, Robin McNamara, and Jim Cretecos and recorded by Robin McNamara. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and was McNamara's only hit. "Lay A Little Lovin' On Me" also peaked at number 6 (for two weeks) on Canada's national RPM Top 100 singles chart in August 1970[3] (#80 YearEnd[4]), and at number 49 in Australia in 1970.[5] It wasn't his only charting single in Canada - the follow-up single, "Got To Believe In Love", reached number 62.[6]

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie (January 1, 1997). "Various Artists - Bubblegum Classics Vol. 3". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 1064.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 592.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 15, 1970" (PDF).
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles of the Year - January 9, 1971" (PDF).
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 31, 1970" (PDF).