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Stay by Shakespear's Sister

Artist Biography For Shakespear's Sister

Shakespear's Sister Are A Pop/rock Duo Consisting Of Former Bananarama Member Siobhan Fahey And From 1989 - 1996 Singer/songwriter/guitarist Marcella Detroit Real Name Marcy Levy . Detroit Had Previously Performed With Eric Clapton Released A Solo Album In 1982 And Has Since Released More Solo Material As Well As A Blues Album With The Marcy Levy Band. Fahey Was Born In Dublin Ireland And Detroit Was Born In Detroit Michigan USA Hence Her Stage Name. As A Duo Fahey And Detroit Released Two Albums And Are Best-Known For The Song "Stay" A Top Five Hit In The U.S. Which Spent Eight Weeks At Number One In The U.K. Both "Stay" And The Follow-Up Single "Hello Turn Your Radio On " Are Co-Written By Dave Stewart Under The Pseudonym Jean Guiot. Detroit Left The Act After Many Quabbles With Fahey And Shakespear's Sister's Third Album #3 Technically A Fahey Solo Album Was Shelved By London Records. Years Later After Wrangling The Album Rights From The Label Fahey Released It Independently. After Sporadically Recording Under Her Own Name For A Few Years Fahey Reclaimed The Shakespear's Sister Moniker For Herself As A Solo Artist And Independently Released A New Album ''Songs From The Red Room'' In November 2009 Accompanied By Touring In The UK. A Physical Release Of "Songs From The Red Room" In The U.S. Went Ahead On 12 April 2010 Followed By A Deluxe Edition Double-CD With 8 Bonus Tracks On 3 May In The UK.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Stay

Released In January Of 1992 "Stay" Was The Second Single From Shakespear's Sister's Second Studio Album Hormonally Yours. It Reached #1 On The UK Official Charts Where It Stayed For Eight Consecutive Weeks #1 In Ireland And #4 On The U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It Was The 4th Best Selling Single In The UK In 1992. Billboard Magazine Ranked "Stay" As The 45th Biggest Single Of 1992 In The United States. It Sold In Excess Of 500 000 Units In Both Territories. In 2010 The Song Was Performed On The UK's Version Of The X Factor By Then Contestant Cher Lloyd. The Single Re-Entered The UK Charts At #12 And The Irish Charts At #10.

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