Down by the Lazy River

"Down by the Lazy River"
U.S. 7" single
Single by The Osmonds
from the album Phase III
B-side "He's the Light of the World"
Released January 15, 1972
Recorded July 29, 1971
Genre Pop rock
Length 2:37
Label MGM
Songwriter(s) Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond
Producer(s) Alan Osmond, Michael Lloyd
The Osmonds singles chronology
"Yo-Yo"
(1971)		 "Down by the Lazy River"
(1972)		 "Hold Her Tight"
(1972)

"Yo-Yo"
(1971)		 "Down by the Lazy River"
(1972)		 "Hold Her Tight"
(1972)

"Down by the Lazy River" is a song written by Alan Osmond and Merrill Osmond and performed by The Osmonds. It was released on January 15, 1972. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 4, 1972, and spent two weeks at #3 on the Cash Box Top 100.[1] It also reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972.[2] The song reached #1 for two weeks in both the Netherlands[3] and Canada. The song appeared on their 1972 album, "Phase III".[4] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972.

The song was produced by Alan Osmond and Michael Lloyd.[5]

The song was ranked No. 36 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972.[6] Cash Box ranked it at number 30 for the year.[7]

Chart performance

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
United States Gold 1,000,000

Cover versions

  1. 1973 - The Barron Knights, on the album Barron Knights[10]
  2. 1974 - Society of Seven[11]
  3. 2002 - Montezuma's Revenge[11]
  4. 2002 - Wonderboy, on the compilation album Right to Chews - Bubblegum Classics Revisited[11]
  5. 2007 - Rytterne Röj, a Swedish band[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  2. ↑ The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Positions Musicvf.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
  3. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 12, 1973". Top40.nl. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ The Osmonds, Phase-III Discogs.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
  5. ↑ The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" single release 45cat.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
  6. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1972". Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  9. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  10. ↑ "The Barron Knights - Barron Knights". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Cover Versions of Down by the Lazy River". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
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