Lead Me On (Maxine Nightingale song)
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"Lead Me On" is a popular song written by Allee Willis
(lyrics) and David Lasley
(music) which was a hit single for Maxine Nightingale
in 1979.
"Lead Me On" was introduced on Love Lines which was Nightingale's third album for United Artists Records
. Love Lines was issued in 1978 in the UK and Europe and "Lead Me On" was a non-charting UK single. Although United Artists did not release "Lead Me On" or its parent album in the US, Al Teller who had been president of United Artists when Nightingale had recorded her breakout hit "Right Back Where We Started From
" made the US release of "Lead Me On" the debut single on Windsong Records
shortly after assuming the latter company's presidency in January 1979 and the track began to accrue interest that spring particularly in the easy listening
market with the #1 position on the Billboard
Adult Contemporary chart attained that July. In all, "Lead Me On" spent seven weeks atop the AC chart (for the weeks of July 7, 14, and 21; August 4, 11, and 18; and September 1). On the Billboard Hot 100
, "Lead Me On" peaked at number five, while reaching number 37 on the R&B chart.
Allee Willis
Allee Willis is an American songwriter, artist, set designer, multimedia artist, writer, collector and director.-Overview:...
(lyrics) and David Lasley
David Lasley
David Lasley is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his contributions as a background singer for such artists as Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor and Luther Vandross....
(music) which was a hit single for Maxine Nightingale
Maxine Nightingale
Maxine Nightingale is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952; Wembley, London) is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in...
in 1979.
"Lead Me On" was introduced on Love Lines which was Nightingale's third album for United Artists Records
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
. Love Lines was issued in 1978 in the UK and Europe and "Lead Me On" was a non-charting UK single. Although United Artists did not release "Lead Me On" or its parent album in the US, Al Teller who had been president of United Artists when Nightingale had recorded her breakout hit "Right Back Where We Started From
Right Back Where We Started From
"Right Back Where We Started From" is a song written by Pierre Tubbs and J. Vincent Edwards which was first recorded in the summer of 1975 by Maxine Nightingale for whom it was an international hit...
" made the US release of "Lead Me On" the debut single on Windsong Records
Windstar Records
Windstar Records is a record label based out of Snowmass, Colorado, that was founded by John Denver in 1976. The label primarily caters to folk music artists and bands, and has signed acts such as Denver, Starland Vocal Band , Maxine Nightingale, Johnny's Dance Band, Nanette Mancini, and Tom Crum...
shortly after assuming the latter company's presidency in January 1979 and the track began to accrue interest that spring particularly in the easy listening
Easy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
market with the #1 position on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Adult Contemporary chart attained that July. In all, "Lead Me On" spent seven weeks atop the AC chart (for the weeks of July 7, 14, and 21; August 4, 11, and 18; and September 1). On the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, "Lead Me On" peaked at number five, while reaching number 37 on the R&B chart.