Down by the Lazy River

"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"
Released	January 15, 1972
Recorded	July 29, 1971
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:37
Label	MGM
Writer(s)	Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond
Producer(s)	Alan Osmond, Michael Lloyd
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
The Osmonds singles chronology
"Yo-Yo" (1971) "Down by the Lazy River" (1972) "Hold Her Tight" (1972)

"Down by the Lazy River" is a song written by Alan Osmond and Merrill Osmond and performed by The Osmonds. It was released on January 15, 1972. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 4, 1972, and spent two weeks at #3 on the Cash Box Top 100.^[1] It also reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972.^[2] The song reached #1 for two weeks in both the Netherlands^[3] and Canada. The song appeared on their 1972 album, "Phase III".^[4] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972.

The song was produced by Alan Osmond and Michael Lloyd.^[5]

The song was ranked No. 36 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972.^[6] Cash Box ranked it at number 30 for the year.^[7]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1972) Peak position Canada RPM 100 1 Netherlands 1 UK Singles Chart 40 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [1] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1972) Rank Canada [8] 50 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [9] 36 U.S. Cash Box [7] 30

References

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. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
9. "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.