"Stay Awhile" is a song originally recorded by

Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dra ...

in 1964. It was the second single from her LP, ''

Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You ''Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You'' is the first album of the singer Dusty Springfield to be released in the USA. It was issued on the Philips Records label in 1964 and includes Springfield's hit singles " I Only Want To Be With You", ...

''. It became a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, and reached the top 40 in Australia and the U.S.

Cover versions

* "Stay Awhile" was covered by the Continental Miniatures in 1978, becoming a minor hit in both the U.S. and Canada. *

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included the song on its 2014 album Classics.

Chart history

;Dusty Springfield ;Continental Miniatures

References

External links

* (Dusty Springfield) {{Authority control 1964 songs 1964 singles 1978 singles Dusty Springfield songs London Records singles Philips Records singles Songs written by Mike Hawker (songwriter) Songs written by Ivor Raymonde Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements