| It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Barry White |
| Album: | Barry White Sings for Someone You Love |
| B-Side: | I Never Thought I'd Fall In Love With You |
| Released: | August 1977 |
| Genre: | Soul, funk, R&B, disco |
| Length: | 6:57 (album version) 3:27 (single edit) |
| Label: | 20th Century |
| Producer: | Barry White |
| Prev Title: | I'm Qualified to Satisfy You |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Playing Your Game, Baby |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
"It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" is a hit song by American singer Barry White. The song was written by Ekundayo Paris and Nelson Pigford, and arranged by Barry White.
Released from his album Barry White Sings for Someone You Love.[1] The song spent five weeks at the top (#1) of the R&B singles charts during the fall of 1977,[2] and was also a big hit on the pop charts, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and was his sixth and last top ten hit.
| Chart (1977) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] | 40 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 4 | |
| US Billboard National Disco Action Top 40[5] | 5 | |
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. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 908.