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"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, and first recorded by Gaye in 1962. It was the B-side to his 1969 hit "Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby". Nearly two decades later, Paul Young's version of the song was a UK No. 1 single for three weeks in July 1983.[1]

"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"
Song by Marvin Gaye
from the album That Stubborn Kinda Fellow
Released	December 1962 (1962-12)
Genre	Soul
Songwriter(s)	Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield

Paul Young version

"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"
Single by Paul Young
from the album No Parlez
Released	27 May 1983 [2]
Genre	Pop, blue-eyed soul
Length	4:11 (Greatest Hits Version)[3] 4:52 (7" Version)[4] 5:18 (Album version)[5] 5:59 (Extended Club Mix)[6]
Label	CBS[4]
Songwriter(s)	Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
Producer(s)	Laurie Latham[4]

The Paul Young version, from the album No Parlez, is stylistically notable for its use of fretless bass, played by Pino Palladino. Though a major UK hit that broke Young as a star, the song fared less well on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 70, but was later used in the 1986 film Ruthless People and its accompanying soundtrack album.

Production

According to Young, when he was making the album No Parlez, the label sent him a number of songs that he thought were too complex. He said: "I just want a simple three-chord trick with a melody." He remembered a B-side track by Marvin Gaye he heard when he was 14, found a recording, and decided to record the song. He slowed the song down, and added more melancholy to the vocal.[7]

Palladino was then recruited from the Jools Holland's band, Jools Holland and His Millionaires. The song was produced by Laurie Latham, who asked for an intro for the song, and Palladino quoted the bassoon melody at the opening of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring for the opening bass line. Palladino however thought that the bass line in the recording was too loud and out of tune.[8] The keyboard player Ian Kewley added a keyboard motif to the song, and it was then decided that the song should be released as a single.[7]

Reception

In a retrospective review, AllMusic journalist Dave Thompson wrote that Young's version of the song "left mouths hanging open in awe" and described it as "a beautifully impassioned take on what was, in all fairness, never one of Marvin Gaye's greatest performances."[9]

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10]	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11]	37
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12]	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13]	48
Ireland (IRMA)[14]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	8
UK Singles (OCC)[17]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[18]	70
West Germany (Official German Charts)[19]	19

Certifications

Certifications for Wherever I Lay My Hat

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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[de] Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)

Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home) ist ein von Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong und Norman Whitfield geschriebenes Lied, das im Dezember 1962 erstmals von Gaye aufgenommen wurde und auch als B-Seite seines 1969 erschienenen Hits Too Busy Thinking ’Bout My Baby erschien. Im Juli 1983 war Paul Youngs Version des Songs für drei Wochen auf Platz eins im Vereinigten Königreich und in Irland.

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