Lay Down Sally

song performed by Eric Clapton
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Lay Down Sally

Summary

Lay Down Sally is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lay Down Sally's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Lay Down Sally's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • Lay Down Sally's genre is roots rock[5].
  • Lay Down Sally followed Carnival[6].
  • Lay Down Sally was followed by Wonderful Tonight[7].
  • Lay Down Sally was produced by Glyn Johns[8].
  • Lay Down Sally was performed by Eric Clapton[9].
  • Lay Down Sally's record label is recorded as RSO Records[10].
  • Lay Down Sally is part of Slowhand[11].
  • Lay Down Sally was released on November 1977[12].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d4d7554f-2f2b-3adf-b241-1f215a37a8b5[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Lay Down Sally was Eric Clapton[9]. It was produced by Glyn Johns[8].

Publication

Lay Down Sally was released on November 1977[12]. Its genre is roots rock[5]. It is part of Slowhand[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Lay Down Sally followed Carnival[6]. It was followed by Wonderful Tonight[7].

Why It Matters

Lay Down Sally ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lay Down Sally. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lay-down-sally
MLA “Lay Down Sally.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lay-down-sally.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lay-down-sally_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lay Down Sally}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lay-down-sally}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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