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Down by the Lazy River
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Wikipedia article
"'Down by the Lazy River'" is a song written by Alan and Merrill Osmond and performed by The Osmonds, it was produced by Alan Osmond and Michael Lloyd[http://www.45cat.com/record/k14324 The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" single release] 45cat.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
"Down By the Lazy River" was released on January 15, 1972 and appeared on the band's 1972 album, 'Phase III'.[http://www.discogs.com/Osmonds-Phase-III/release/2172631 The Osmonds, 'Phase-III'] Discogs.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014 It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972. In 2021, the song was featured in the 'South Park' episode "South ParQ Vaccination Special".
Chart performance
Weekly charts
It reached No. 4 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 on March 4, 1972, and spent two weeks at No. 3 on the 'Cash Box' Top 100. It also reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Down+by+the+Lazy+River+by+The+Osmonds&id=44130 The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Positions] Musicvf.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014 The song reached No. 1 for two weeks in both the Netherlands and Canada.Year-end charts
The song was ranked No. 36 on 'Billboard' magazine's Top 'Hot 100' songs of 1972. 'Cash Box' had it at No. 30 for the year. The song, like almost all of the Osmonds' discography, was largely left out of recurrent rotation as radio stations no longer play the record; of all of the Osmonds' songs, "Down by the Lazy River" fared the worst relative to its popularity at the time.
Certifications
Cover versions
# 1973 - The Barron Knights, on the album Barron Knights
# 1974 - Society of Seven
# 2002 - Montezuma's Revenge
# 2002 - Wonderboy, on the compilation album Right to Chews - Bubblegum Classics Revisited
# 2007 - Rytterne Rj, a Swedish band
References
Category:1971 songs
Category:1972 singles
Category:Songs about rivers
Category:The Osmonds songs
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:MGM Records singles
Category:Songs written by Alan Osmond
Category:Songs written by Merrill Osmond
Category:Songs written by Wayne Osmond
Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Lloyd
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