Lay Some Happiness on Me explained

Lay Some Happiness on Me
Cover:	Lay_Some_Happiness_on_Me_-_Dean_Martin.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	Dean Martin
Album:	Happiness Is Dean Martin
B-Side:	Think About Me
Released:	1967
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Reprise
Producer:	Jimmy Bowen

"Lay Some Happiness on Me" is a song that was first released by Eddy Arnold in 1966, on the album Somebody Like Me.^[1] The song became a hit in 1967, when it was released by Dean Martin and by Bobby Wright.

Dean Martin's version spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 55,^[2] while reaching No. 6 on Billboards Easy Listening chart,^{[3] [4]} and No. 44 on Canada's RPM 100.^[5]

Bobby Wright's version reached No. 44 on Billboards Hot Country Singles chart.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eddy+Arnold&titel=Lay+Some+Happiness+On+Me&cat=s Eddy Arnold - Lay Some Happiness on Me
2. http://www.billboard.com/artist/300598/dean-martin/chart?page=1&f=379 Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100
3. http://www.billboard.com/artist/300598/dean-martin/chart?page=1&f=341 Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary
4. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, September 30, 1967. p. 22. Accessed September 15, 2016.
5. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 7, No. 14, June 03, 1967. Accessed September 15, 2016.
6. "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, July 15, 1967. p. 46. Accessed September 15, 2016.