Stay with Me (Exile song)

"Stay with Me" is a country music song written by J.P. Pennington and originally recorded by country pop band Exile in 1978. In 1979, the song was released as a single by the different artists. The first version, recorded by Dandy, reached number 57 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[2] The song was most notably recorded by Dave and Sugar and Family Brown, who both reached the top ten of the country charts in the U.S. and Canada, respectively.

"Stay with Me"
Single by Dave & Sugar
from the album Stay with Me / Golden Tears
B-side	"What I Feel Is You"[1]
Released	June 1979
Recorded	1978
Genre	Country
Length	2:38
Label	RCA
Songwriter	J.P. Pennington
Producers	Jerry Bradley Dave Rowland
Dave & Sugar singles chronology
"Golden Tears" (1979) "Stay with Me" (1979) "My World Begins and Ends with You" (1979)

"Stay with Me"
Single by Family Brown
from the album Familiar Faces, Familiar Places
B-side	"Tag Along Joe"
Released	June 1979
Genre	Country
Length	2:38
Label	RCA
Songwriter	J.P. Pennington
Producer	Jack Feeney
Family Brown singles chronology
"The Way I Love You" (1979) "Stay with Me" (1979) "Love Was on Our Side" (1979)

While not originally released as a single when recorded, Exile's version was later released in 1985.^[2]

Chart performance

Dandy

Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	57[2]

Dave & Sugar

Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	6[2]

Family Brown

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary	20[3]
Canada RPM Country Tracks	4[4]

Exile

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	86[2]