It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me
1977 single by Barry White
"It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" | ||||
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Single by Barry White | ||||
from the album Barry White Sings for Someone You Love | ||||
B-side | "I Never Thought I'd Fall In Love With You" | |||
Released | August 1977 | |||
Genre | Soul, funk, R&B, disco | |||
Length | 6:57 (album version) 3:27 (single edit) | |||
Label | 20th Century | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ekundayo Paris, Nelson Pigford | |||
Producer(s) | Barry White | |||
Barry White singles chronology | ||||
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"It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" is a hit song by American singer Barry White. The song was written by Ekundayo Paris and Nelson Pigford, and arranged by Barry White.
Chart performance
Released from his album Barry White Sings for Someone You Love.[1] The song spent five weeks at the top (#1) of the R&B singles charts during the fall of 1977,[2] and was also a big hit on the pop charts, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and was his sixth and last top ten hit.
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] | 40 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 4 |
US Billboard National Disco Action Top 40[5] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
References
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 621.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 908.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 279.
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- I've Got So Much to Give (1973)
- Stone Gon' (1973)
- Can't Get Enough (1974)
- Just Another Way to Say I Love You (1975)
- Let the Music Play (1976)
- Is This Whatcha Wont? (1976)
- Barry White Sings for Someone You Love (1977)
- The Man (1978)
- The Message Is Love (1979)
- I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing (1979)
- Sheet Music (1980)
- Barry & Glodean (1981)
- Beware! (1981)
- Change (1982)
- Dedicated (1983)
- The Right Night & Barry White (1987)
- The Man Is Back! (1989)
- Put Me in Your Mix (1991)
- The Icon Is Love (1994)
- Staying Power (1999)
- Barry White's Greatest Hits (1975)
- The Collection (1988)
- All-Time Greatest Hits (1994)
- The Ultimate Collection (2000)
- White Gold: The Very Best of Barry White (2005)
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