Retro Single Review: Shania Twain, “You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me”
Monday, July 4th, 2011
1993 | Did Not Chart
After two singles that peaked at #55, the final release from Shania Twain didn’t even chart, though the music video did receive decent rotation on CMT.
It’s a torch ballad that compares favorably to the Con Hunley original, which peaked at #19 in 1980. Twain takes a few more liberties with the melody than Hunley did, though not quite as much as Tom Jones did when he recorded it.
Once again, it’s a production that was already a decade out of date in 1993, and it could have been the swan song of a promising career had there not been a fateful meeting with a certain rock producer.
Written by Hank Beach and Forest Borders II
Grade: B-
Listen: You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me
Category Retro Single Reviews, Single Reviews
Tags: Con Hunley, Shania Twain, Tom Jones
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