(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow

(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow Tony Toni Tone - Pillow.jpg Cassette single artwork single Tony! Toni! Toné! Sons of Soul 1994 01 11 1993 Paradise Recording Studio in Sacramento, California R&B 3 32 (radio edit) 6 12 (album version) Mercury Polygram Timothy Christian Riley D'wayne Wiggins Raphael Wiggins Tony! Toni! Toné! Anniversary 1993 Leavin' 1994 aXbXGrRqNbk "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow" (audio) "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow" is a song by American R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!. It was released by Mercury and Polygram Records on January 11, 1994,http://www.allmusic.com/album/put-your-head-on-my-pillow-mw0000108873/releases Put Your Head on My Pillow - Tony! Toni! Toné! : Releases Allmusic. Rovi Corporation January 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20220619000354/https://www.allmusic.com/album/put-your-head-on-my-pillow-mw0000108873/releases June 19, 2022 live as the third single from their 1993 album Sons of Soul. The midtempo love ballad was written and produced by the group and recorded at Paradise Recording Studio in Sacramento, California. "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow" charted at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number four on the Hot R&B Singles. It was promoted with a music video wherein the group appeared nude; they conceived it as their response to criticism of male artists for sexually objectifying women in music videos. Music and lyrics left (Lay Your Head on My) Pillow.ogg "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow" A 30-second sample of the song Tony! Toni! Toné! recorded the song for their third album Sons of Soul, which was recorded and released in 1993.Punter Jennie November 25, 1993 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/519073861.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Nov+25%2C+1993&author=Jennie+Punter+Special+to+The+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Tony+Toni+Tone+runs+on+vintage+%2770s+rhythm+R+%26+B+inspired+trio+opens+for+Janet+Jackson+under+the+%27Dome&pqatl=google Tony Toni Tone runs on vintage '70s rhythm R & B inspired trio opens for Janet Jackson under the 'Dome Toronto Star Entertainment section, p. WO.4 Toronto April 28, 2012 September 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150901083446/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/436933959.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov%2025,%201993&author=Jennie%20Punter%20Special%20to%20The%20Star&pub=Toronto%20Star&edition=&startpage=&desc=Tony%20Toni%20Tone%20runs%20on%20vintage%20%2770s%20rhythm%20R%20&%20B%20inspired%20trio%20opens%20for%20Janet%20Jackson%20under%20the%20%27Dome dead The song was produced and written by the group—drummer Timothy Christian Riley, guitarist D'wayne Wiggins, and bassist Raphael Wiggins.Sons of Soul - Tony! Toni! Toné! 1993 CD liner Polygram Records 314 514 933-2 A midtempo love ballad,Tony Toni Tone – Sons of Soul Upscale: The Successful Black Magazine 1993 93 "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow" features tender, seductive lyrics.Linden Amy Givens Ron Tomashoff Craig http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20110733,00.html Picks and Pans Main: Song People July 5, 1993 40 1 April 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120512024422/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20110733,00.html May 12, 2012 live mdy-all The group incorporated country-influenced pedal steel guitar in the song after a country band had used it at Paradise Recording Studio, where they recorded the song.Zucker Laura November 5, 1993 From Tonies to Townies – Hot Soul Stars Tony! Toni! Tone! Warm Up for a National Tour in Their Hometown The Sacramento Bee TK14 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0DA7AA655A00D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM July 24, 2011 May 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092436/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0DA7AA655A00D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM dead Gil Griffin of The Washington Post writes that the song is informed by "the sensual moods of Barry White and Isaac Hayes".Griffin Gil June 23, 1993 Recordings; 2 Hip-Hop Trios, Back With Brio The Washington Post C.07 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72163275.html?dids=72163275:72163275&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+23%2C+1993&author=Gil+Griffin&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Recordings%3B+2+Hip-Hop+Trios%2C+Back+With+Brio&pqatl=google April 18, 2011 September 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150901083455/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/307636477.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun%2023,%201993&author=Gil%20Griffin&pub=The%20Washington%20Post%20(pre-1997%20Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=&desc=Recordings;%202%20Hip-Hop%20Trios,%20Back%20With%20Brio dead Critical reception Upon the release, Larry Flick from Billboard magazine complimented it as "a swaying pop/R&B love song that solidifies act's fine reputation for crafting deliciously retro material and bringing it home with engaging vocals that exhibit above-average range and style."Larry Flick https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-01-15-N.pdf Single Reviews: Pop Billboard January 15, 1994 31 April 30, 2025 Larry Flick Music video A music video for the song was released in February 1994.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB73F0B72D74DA6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Video Dares to Bare February 22, 1994 Lexington Herald-Leader Lifestyle section, p. 8 May 9, 2012 It featured the group members, along with several supporting actors, appearing nude. Members of the video crew were reported to have "giggled a lot" during the 14-hour shoot.Bubbles Cauldron February 4, 1994 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA0DA6878D535&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Peach Buzz Talk of Our Town The Atlanta Journal-Constitution P/2 May 9, 2012 It was reshot after BET, MTV, and other cable outlets requested them to minimize the nudity for airplay. D'wayne Wiggins explained the concept as their response to criticism of male artists for sexually objectifying women in music videos, calling their video "sort of a role-reversal thing". He said in an interview for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he received the most "giggles ... because I went first, which I had to do because I was the one leading everybody on to do it nude. It's not like it's nudity just for nudity's sake, but we didn't want to do another la-de-da video. It's like 14 or 15 people are together in a room and different people are shown without clothes at different times." Personnel Credits are adapted from the single's 7-inch pressing (Wing #858260-7).(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow - Tony! Toni! Toné! 1994 Wing Records 858260-7 7" vinyl Gerry Brown – mixing Ed Eckstine – executive producer Timothy Christian Riley – composer, drummer Tony! Toni! Toné! – producer D'wayne Wiggins – composer, guitarist Raphael Wiggins – bassist, composer Charts Weekly charts Chart (1994) PeakpositionBillboardhot100 31 Tony Toni Tone true May 2, 2021Billboardrandbhiphop 4 Tony Toni Tone true May 2, 2021Billboardrhythmic 6 Tony Toni Tone true May 2, 2021 US Cash Box Top 100https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1994/CB-1994-02-26.pdf Top 100 Pop Singles Cash Box LVII 24 February 26, 1994 12 October 14, 2024 29 Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994 Billboard May 2, 2021 35 References Category:1994 singles Category:Songs written by Raphael Saadiq Category:Tony! Toni! Toné! songs Category:1993 songs Category:Songs written by D'wayne Wiggins Category:Mercury Records singles Category:Contemporary R&B ballads Category:1990s ballads