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1967 single by Spanky and Our Gang From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Lazy Day" is a song written by Tony Powers (lyrics) and George Fischoff (music), and recorded by the 1960s band Spanky and Our Gang. It appeared on their album Spanky and Our Gang.
| "Lazy Day" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Spanky and Our Gang | ||||
| from the album Spanky and Our Gang | ||||
| B-side | "(It Ain't Necessarily) Byrd Avenue" | |||
| Released | October 1967 | |||
| Genre | Sunshine pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | George Fischoff, Tony Powers | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Ross | |||
| Spanky and Our Gang singles chronology | ||||
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The song stayed in the Top 40 four weeks longer than "Sunday Will Never Be the Same", which peaked higher on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] "Lazy Day" was featured on The Ed Sullivan Show[3] and sold over one million copies.
Written by George Fischoff and Tony Powers, the song received generally positive reviews and is fondly remembered. According to AllMusic, "Lazy Day" "...is a giddy joy no matter what."[4] Despite calling the lyrics frothy, The Milwaukee Journal writer Dick Young called the melody magnetic.[5]
"Lazy Day" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after its 1967 release[6] and hit number 1 in the Canadian RPM Magazine charts.
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