Stay in My Corner

Stay in My Corner is a 1965 soul (music) single by The Dells. It was recorded under 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. The single was the most successful of their career and crossed over to the pop charts as well..[1]

Chart positions

Chart (1965) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 23

Chart positions

Chart (1968) (re-release) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 1
Preceded by
"Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela
Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single
August 10, 1968 – August 24, 1968 (three weeks)
Succeeded by
"You're All I Need To Get By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 153.