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Stay (The Controllers album)

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Stay
Studio album by
Released1986
GenreBoogie, R&B
LabelMCA
ProducerGalen Senogles, Ralph Benatar, Barry J. Eastmond
Beau Huggins and Jimmy Bee (Executive producers)
The Controllers chronology
The Controllers
(1984)
Stay
(1986)
For the Love of My Woman
(1987)

Stay is a 1986 album by American R&B band The Controllers. It was produced by the band's member Barry J. Eastmond in collaboration with Galen Senogles and Ralph Benatar, and released by MCA Records.

The album subsequently went on the charts, peaking at number 25 on the Black Albums chart, making it the most successful R&B album of their career.[1] This album also spanned two R&B singles, "Distant Lover" and their title track "Stay", which was a moderate hit in the UK.[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Barry Eastmond, V.J. Smith, except where noted.

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Distant Lover" (M. Gaye, G. Fuqua, S. Greene)4:47
2."Stay"5:43
3."So Glad"5:04
4."Bad Bad Jama"4:48
Side 2
No.TitleLength
5."My Secret Fantasy" (R. Benatar, G. Senogles, K. Pinto)4:35
6."Breakout the Love" (B. Eastmond, J. Skinner)4:50
7."Deep in Love"4:20
8."Got a Thang" (K. Keys, R.A. Brown, B. Eastmond)5:11

Chart positions

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
US R&B Albums[1] 25

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions[2][3]
U.S.
R&B
UK
1986 "Distant Lover" 23
1986 "Stay" 12 77
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

References

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  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1999). Joel Whitburn's Rhythm & Blues Top R&B Albums 1965-1998. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 42. ISBN 0898201349.
  2. ^ a b "The Controllers at Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. ^ [1]. Billboard Retrieved 2012-01-07.