"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" is a song written by Hank Beach and Forest Borders II. It has been recorded by Con Hunley, Tom Jones, Arne Benoni and Shania Twain.

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"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"
Single by Shania Twain
from the album Shania Twain
B-side	"God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"
Released	September 7, 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Country
Length	2:48
Label	Polygram Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Hank Beach Forest Borders II
Producer(s)	Harold Shedd Norro Wilson
Shania Twain singles chronology
"Dance with the One That Brought You" (1993) "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" (1993) "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" (1995)

Con Hunley's version was on his 1980 release, I Don't Want to Lose You. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was the album's second single, and reached No. 19 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.[1] Tom Jones's version was on his 1983 album, Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young.[2] Arne Benoni's version was on his album As for You, released 1991.

Shania Twain version

Shania Twain's version was on her self-titled debut album, released in 1993. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was the album's third and final single. The single failed to chart.

Track listing

US 7" single (Mercury 422-862)

1. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me"
2. "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"

US Cassette single (Mercury 862 806-4)

Side 1

1. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me"

Side 2

1. "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"

Europe CD single (Mercury 862 806-2)

1. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me"
2. "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"

Music video

The music video for "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was directed by Steven Goldmann and filmed in Montreal, Canada in August 1993, and released in September 1993. The video features Twain performing on a large staircase, intercut with scenes of her and her love interest in various parts of Montreal. The video is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.

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