Cliff Edwards Videos : Stay Awhile (Lyrics HD) The Bells

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Stay Awhile (Lyrics HD) The Bells

The Bells were a Canadian rock band from Montreal that had two hit singles in the early 1970s. Featuring South African natives Anne and Jackie Ralph as well as Cliff Edwards, Doug Gravelle and Gordie McLeod, the group started in 1965 as The Five Bells. in 1971 by "Stay Awhile", a duet featuring Ralph and Edwards. Written by Saint John native Ken Tobias, the song became a major hit worldwide, selling four million copies and going to #1 in Canada on the RPM 100 national Top Singles chart on April 10, 1971 and remaining there for two weeks as well becoming their only Top 40 hit in the US, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This disc sold over one million copies before the major US radio stations played it, and received a gold disc awarded by the RIAA on 27 May 1971. The song features a whispered vocal by Jackie Ralph. The success led to invitations to perform on The Tonight Show in June 1971 and The Merv Griffin Show. In Australia "Stay Awhile" reached #9.

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