Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)

"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" is the second single from Melanie Safka's 1970 album Candles in the Rain. It was her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Cash Box Top 100. The record was ranked number 23 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970. It was released in March 1970.

"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"
Single by Melanie
from the album Candles in the Rain
B-side"Candles in the Rain" (spoken word)
ReleasedMarch 7, 1970
Format7" single
GenrePop, psychedelic pop
Length5:46
LabelBuddah
Songwriter(s)Melanie Safka
Producer(s)Peter Schekeryk
Melanie singles chronology
"What Have They Done to My Song, Ma"
(1970)		 "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"
(1970)		 "Ruby Tuesday"
(1970)

The recording was a collaboration between Melanie and the Edwin Hawkins Singers, who had reached the national Top Ten the previous year with "Oh Happy Day". Melanie wrote the song after performing at Woodstock in August 1969; the song's lyrics describe what she felt as she looked out at the sea of people in the audience.[1]

Charts
Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[2] 3
Canadian Singles Chart[3] 1
Dutch Singles Chart[4] 1
French Singles Chart[5] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 6
U.S. Cash Box Charts[6] 3

Covers

Australian singer Max Sharam released the song as a single from her 1995 album, A Million Year Girl. It reached No. 36 on the ARIA Singles Chart in November 1995.[7]

See also

References
  1. ""Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)" - Melanie". Superseventies.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "Go-Set Australian charts - 29 August 1970". Poparchives.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. "RPM Top Singles: Issue 3829". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. "Lay Down". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. "Infodisc.fr". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. "Cash Box Chart, July 11, 1970". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. "Australian-charts.com – Max Sharam – Lay Down". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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