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"Stay with Me till Dawn" was written by [[Mike Paxman]], who Tzuke had met in 1975 and had released a [[Tony Visconti]]-produced single called "These are The Laws" |
"Stay with Me till Dawn" was co-written by [[Mike Paxman]], who 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<ref name="biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.tzuke.com/about.html|title=Biography|publisher=[[Judie Tzuke]]}}</ref> and "Stay with Me till Dawn"'s [[John Punter]]-produced parent album ''[[Welcome to the Cruise]]''.<ref name="wttc"/> |
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The song charted at number 16 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="officialcharts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17855/judie%20tzuke/|title=Judie Tzuke {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> and Tzuke appeared on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' on 12 July, 26 July and 9 August 1979 to promote the track.<ref name="totp12">{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=[[BBC Two]]|airdate=12 July 1979}}</ref><ref name="totp26">{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=[[BBC Two]]|airdate=26 July 1979}}</ref><ref name="totp6">{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=[[BBC Two]]|airdate=9 August 1979}}</ref> All four of her subsequent chart entries failed to peak higher than number 92 on the UK Singles Chart,<ref name="officialcharts"/> rendering her a one-hit wonder.<ref name="guardian">{{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]]}}</ref> |
The song charted at number 16 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="officialcharts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17855/judie%20tzuke/|title=Judie Tzuke {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> and Tzuke appeared on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' on 12 July, 26 July and 9 August 1979 to promote the track.<ref name="totp12">{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=[[BBC Two]]|airdate=12 July 1979}}</ref><ref name="totp26">{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=[[BBC Two]]|airdate=26 July 1979}}</ref><ref name="totp6">{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=[[BBC Two]]|airdate=9 August 1979}}</ref> All four of her subsequent chart entries failed to peak higher than number 92 on the UK Singles Chart,<ref name="officialcharts"/> rendering her a one-hit wonder.<ref name="guardian">{{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]]}}</ref> |
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| Single by Judie Tzuke | ||||
| from the album Welcome to the Cruise | ||||
| Released | 15 June 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Rocket Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | John Punter | |||
| Judie Tzuke singles chronology | ||||
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"Stay with Me till Dawn" is a 1979 single by Judie Tzuke from her début album Welcome to the Cruise.[2] Written by Tzuke and Mike Paxman and produced by John Punter, the song was Tzuke's only UK top 40 single, charting at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
Background
"Stay with Me till Dawn" was co-written by Mike Paxman, who 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[4] and "Stay with Me till Dawn"'s John Punter-produced parent album Welcome to the Cruise.[2]
The song charted at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] and Tzuke appeared on Top of the Pops on 12 July, 26 July and 9 August 1979 to promote the track.[5][6][7] All four of her subsequent chart entries failed to peak higher than number 92 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] rendering her a one-hit wonder.[8]
The song was rerecorded for her 1991 album Left Hand Talking;[9] 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.[4] 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).[10] The song has also appeared on the live albums Road Noise,[11] and Over the Moon[12] and on the compilation album Seventies Power Ballads.[13] In addition, Mylo sampled the track for the song "Need You Tonite" from his début album Destroy Rock & Roll.[14]
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 16 |
On the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the single peaked at 47, spending 6 weeks on the chart. It has also peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart (Source: Joel Whitburn's Top Adult Contemporary 1961–2001).
References
- ^ http://www.45cat.com/record/xpres17
- ^ a b Welcome to the Cruise (Media notes). Judie Tzuke. The Rocket Record Company.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c "Judie Tzuke | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "Biography". Judie Tzuke.
- ^ Top of the Pops. 12 July 1979. BBC Two.
- ^ Top of the Pops. 26 July 1979. BBC Two.
- ^ Top of the Pops. 9 August 1979. BBC Two.
- ^ "Readers recommend: one-hit wonders – listen". The Guardian.
- ^ Left Hand (Media notes). Judie Tzuke. Columbia Records.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ BBC Press Office. "Best of British Top 50" (Press release). BBC. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Road Noise (Media notes). Judie Tzuke. Chrysalis Records.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Over the Moon (Media notes). Judie Tzuke. Big Moon Records.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Seventies Power Ballads (Media notes). Virgin Records. 29 September 2008.
- ^ Destroy Rock & Roll (Media notes). Mylo. Breastfed Recordings.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2016.