Down by the Lazy River

"Down by the Lazy River" is a song written by Alan Osmond and Merrill Osmond and performed by The Osmonds, released on January 15, 1972. 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.[1] It also reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972.[2] The song reached No. 1 for two weeks in both the Netherlands[3] and Canada, and appeared on the band's 1972 album, "Phase III".[4] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972.

"Down by the Lazy River"
U.S. 7" single
Single by The Osmonds
from the album Phase III
B-side"He's the Light of the World"
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1972
RecordedJuly 29, 1971
GenrePop rock
Length2:37
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond
Producer(s)Alan Osmond, Michael Lloyd
The Osmonds singles chronology
"Yo-Yo"
(1971)		 "Down by the Lazy River"
(1972)		 "Hold Her Tight"
(1972)

It was produced by Alan Osmond and Michael Lloyd[5] and ranked No. 36 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972.[6] Cash Box had it at No. 30 for the year.[7]

Chart performance

Certifications
Country Certification Sales
United States Gold 1,000,000

Cover versions
  1. 1973 - The Barron Knights, on the album Barron Knights[13]
  2. 1974 - Society of Seven[14]
  3. 2002 - Montezuma's Revenge[14]
  4. 2002 - Wonderboy, on the compilation album Right to Chews - Bubblegum Classics Revisited[14]
  5. 2007 - Rytterne Röj, a Swedish band[14]

References
  1. "Top 100 1972-03-11". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  2. The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Positions Musicvf.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
  3. "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 12, 1973". Top40.nl. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  4. The Osmonds, Phase-III Discogs.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
  5. The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" single release 45cat.com, Retrieved February 14, 2014
  6. "Billboard Top 100 - 1972". Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  7. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1972". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  8. "RPM100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 18 March 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. 1972-03-16. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  10. https://www.top40.nl/the-osmonds/the-osmonds-down-by-the-lazy-river-6065
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2013-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  13. "The Barron Knights - Barron Knights". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  14. "Cover Versions of Down by the Lazy River". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2017-09-02.


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