| "I'd Love to Lay You Down" | ||||
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| Single by Conway Twitty | ||||
| from the album Heart and Soul | ||||
| B-side | "She Thinks I Still Care" | |||
| Released | January 14, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Johnny MacRae | |||
| Producer | Conway Twitty, David Barnes | |||
| Conway Twitty singles chronology | ||||
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"I'd Love to Lay You Down" is a 1980 single written by Johnny MacRae and recorded by Conway Twitty. "I'd Love to Lay You Down" was Conway Twitty's 24th number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and would spend a total of 12 weeks on the country chart.[1]
In 2002, Daryle Singletary released a cover version which went to #43 on the same chart.
Conway's version of this song features an extremely unusual series of key changes: the song progressively lowers in key instead of the musical standard of changing keys upwards.
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| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 43 |
| Preceded by "Why Don't You Spend the Night" by Ronnie Milsap |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single March 29, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Sugar Daddy" by The Bellamy Brothers |
| Preceded by "I Ain't Living Long Like This" by Waylon Jennings |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 19, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Honky Tonk Blues" by Charley Pride |