Stay (Jodeci Song)
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"Stay" is a song by American group
Jodeci Jodeci ( ) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B quartet consisting of members DeVanté Swing, Dalvin DeGrate, Mr. Dalvin, K-Ci, and K-Ci & JoJo, JoJo. Formed in 1988 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Jodeci began as a duo of DeVanté Swing and JoJo ...
from their debut album '' Forever My Lady'' (1991). The song was the third single released in promotion for the album in December 1991. "Stay" was the group's second number one R&B hit, spending two weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number forty-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.


Track listing

;12", Cassette, Maxi-Single, Vinyl #"Stay" (Radio Version) - 4:05 #"Stay" (Instrumental) - 6:09 #"Stay" (Album Version) - 5:11 #"Stay" (Swing Bass) - 6:07 #"Stay" (Swing Drums) - 6:09 #"Stay" (Accapella) - 6:08


Personnel

*Production: Al B. Sure!, DeVante Swing. *JoJo Hailey - Lead and Background vocals *K-Ci Hailey - Lead and Background vocals *DeVante Swing - Background vocals, Instruments *Mr. Dalvin - Background vocals


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


See also

* List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)


June's Diary version

"Stay" is a song performed by American recording R&B group
June's Diary June's Diary is an American girl group formed by singer Kelly Rowland and director/choreographer Frank Gatson Jr. on the American reality television docu-series ''Chasing Destiny (U.S. TV series), Chasing Destiny'' in 2016. The group consists of ...
. It was released as the lead single on March 20, 2017, from their debut mixtape "
Male Edition ''Male Edition'' is the debut mixtape by American girl group June's Diary. It was released on June 29, 2017 through SoundCloud. The mixtape features six covers of songs originally recorded by male groups Shai (band), Shai, Jodeci, Bell Biv DeVoe, ...
" (2017).


Critical reception

The song was met with positive responses from critics.
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magazine praised their version of the song stating "The Chasing Destiny stars take a trip back to the ’90s in their latest video for their spin on Jodeci’s “Stay.” Duly dressed for the ode to the iconic R&B group, Kelly Rowland’s protégées remind us why they earned their mentor’s stamp of approval as they nail the classic tune from Forever My Lady."
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gave their approval stating the group "put their soulful spin on another R&B group, Jodeci, and their classic Stay".


Music video

A music video was released to June's Diary's YouTube channel on March 16, 2017. A behind the scene's video of the music video was released a day later.


Formats and track listings

Digital download – Album
  1. "Stay" – 5:04


Release history


Notes

1991 singles 1991 songs 2017 singles Jodeci songs Uptown Records singles MCA Records singles Song recordings produced by DeVante Swing Songs written by DeVante Swing {{1990s-R&B-song-stub