serbianx presents … “Stay with Me” (often credited as “Stay with Me Baby”) is a song co-written by Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss. It was first recorded in 1966 by Lorraine Ellison. “Stay With Me” has been covered by numerous musicians. These include The Walker Brothers, David Essex, Ruby Turner, Rebecca Wheatley, Janis Joplin, Genya Ravan, Terry Reid, Sharon Tandy and Les Fleur de Lys, Natalie Cole, Jimmy Witherspoon, Kiki Dee, Shirley Brown, Whitesnake, Bette Midler, and more recently Duffy. Duffy’s version was the only newly recorded song on the soundtrack of the 2009 UK comedy film The Boat That Rocked, even though it was the original version that appeared in the film.

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