( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow - wikipedia ( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow `` ( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow '' Cassette single artwork Single by Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! from the album Sons of Soul Released January 11, 1994 ( 1994 - 01 - 11 ) Format Cassette, 7 - inch Recorded Studio Paradise Recording Studio in Sacramento, California Genre R&B Length 3 : 32 ( radio edit ) 6 : 12 ( album version ) Label Mercury, Polygram Songwriter ( s ) Timothy Christian Riley, D'wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins Producer ( s ) Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! singles chronology `` Anniversary '' ( 1993 ) `` ( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow '' ( 1994 ) `` Leavin ' '' ( 1994 ) `` Anniversary '' ( 1993 ) `` ( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow '' ( 1994 ) `` Leavin ' '' ( 1994 ) `` ( 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, 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 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 Contents 1 Music and lyrics 2 Music video 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External links Music and lyrics `` ( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow '' A 30 - second sample of the song Problems playing this file ? See media help. Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! recorded the song for their third album Sons of Soul, which was recorded and released in 1993. The song was produced and written by the group -- drummer Timothy Christian Riley, guitarist D'wayne Wiggins, and bassist Raphael Wiggins. A midtempo love ballad, `` ( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow '' features tender, seductive lyrics. 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. Gil Griffin of The Washington Post writes that the song is informed by `` the sensual moods of Barry White and Isaac Hayes ''. Music video A music video for the song was released in February 1994. 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. 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 did n'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 ). 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 Chart ( 1994 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 31 U.S. Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) References ^ Jump up to : `` Put Your Head on My Pillow - Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! : Releases ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013. ^ Jump up to : ( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow ( 7 '' vinyl ). Tony ! Toni ! Toné !. Wing Records. 1994. 858260 - 7. Jump up ^ Punter, Jennie ( November 25, 1993 ). `` Tony Toni Tone runs on vintage ' 70s rhythm R & B inspired trio opens for Janet Jackson under the ' Dome ''. Toronto Star. Toronto. Entertainment section, p. WO. 4. Retrieved April 28, 2012. Jump up ^ Sons of Soul ( CD liner ). Tony ! Toni ! Toné !. Polygram Records. 1993. 314 514 933 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Tony Toni Tone -- Sons of Soul ''. Upscale : The Successful Black Magazine : 93. 1993. Jump up ^ Linden, Amy ; Givens, Ron ; Tomashoff, Craig ( July 5, 1993 ). `` Picks and Pans Main : Song ''. People. 40 ( 1 ). Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012. Jump up ^ 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. p. TK14. Retrieved July 24, 2011. Jump up ^ Griffin, Gil ( June 23, 1993 ). `` Recordings ; 2 Hip - Hop Trios, Back With Brio ''. The Washington Post : C. 07. Retrieved April 18, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Video Dares to Bare ''. Lexington Herald - Leader. February 22, 1994. Lifestyle section, p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Bubbles, Cauldron ( February 4, 1994 ). `` Peach Buzz Talk of Our Town ''. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution. p. P / 2. Retrieved May 9, 2012. Jump up ^ `` ( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow -- Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2012. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! Dwayne Wiggins Timothy Christian Riley Amar Khalil Raphael Saadiq Elijah Baker Carl Wheeler Randall Wiggins Antron Haile Studio albums Who ? ( 1988 ) The Revival ( 1990 ) Sons of Soul ( 1993 ) House of Music ( 1996 ) Singles `` Little Walter '' `` The Blues '' `` Feels Good '' `` It Never Rains ( In Southern California ) '' `` Whatever You Want '' `` House Party II ( I Do n't Know What You Come to Do ) '' `` If I Had No Loot '' `` Anniversary '' `` ( Lay Your Head on My ) Pillow '' `` Leavin ' '' `` Slow Wine '' `` Let 's Get Down '' `` Diary '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=(Lay_Your_Head_on_My)_Pillow&oldid=791516982 '' Categories : 1994 singles Songs written by Raphael Saadiq Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! songs 1993 songs Songs written by D'wayne Wiggins Mercury Records singles Rhythm and blues ballads Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 July 2017, at 19 : 54. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who wrote the song lay your head on my pillow
Answer: Tony! Toni! Toné!.