Stay in My Corner
| "Stay in My Corner" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Dells | |
| from the album It's Not Unusual (original) There Is (re-recording) | |
| A-side | "Stay in My Corner" |
| B-side |
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| Released | 1965 (original) 1968 (re-recording) |
| Recorded | 1965 (original) 1967 (re-recording) |
| Genre | Soul |
| Label | Vee-Jay (original) Cadet (re-recording) |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Bobby Miller |
"Stay in My Corner" is a 1965 soul song by The Dells. It was released as a single on the Vee-Jay label and peaked in the top 30 on the R&B singles chart. Three years later, The Dells rerecorded "Stay in My Corner" on the Cadet label and took the new version of the song to number one for three weeks on the R&B charts.[citation needed] The single was the most successful of their career and crossed over to the pop charts as well.[citation needed].[1]
The songwriters were Wade Flemons, Robert Eugene Miller, and Barrett Strong.[2]
Patti LaBelle recorded a cover of the song for her 1994 album, Gems.
Chart positions
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 23 |
Chart positions
| Chart (1968) (re-recording) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 153.
- ^ "BMI Repertoire Search". Retrieved 2012-07-27.