Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You is the first album of the singer Dusty Springfield to be released in the USA. It was issued on the Philips Records label in 1964 and includes Springfield's hit singles "I Only Want To Be With You", "Stay Awhile" and "Wishin' and Hopin. Springfield's British debut album "A Girl Called Dusty" was released in April 1964. The US debut, issued some three months later, was technically a compilation of tracks from "A Girl Called Dusty", her first two UK singles, and other Springfield recordings.
You Could Have Been with Me (song) fell through, she shopped her demos - including that for "You Could Have Been with Me" - and caught the interest of producer Christopher Neil, although his involvement with Easton meant postponing his recording with Maalfrid. Eventually Neil had Easton cut two of Maalfrid's songs: "You Could Have Been with Me" and "Trouble in the Shadows". Maalfrid had little awareness of Easton and "wasn't too bothered" of Easton recording her songs as she confided to a record company receptionist who responded, "You will be when you get the money". Soon afterwards Maalfrid abandoned her own singing career in favor of