"I'd Love to Lay You Down" is a song written by Johnny MacRae, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty.
It was released in January 1980 as the first single from the album Heart & Soul.
The song was Twitty's 24th number one on the country chart.
[1] The song has sold 300,000 digital copies since becoming available for download.
[2] In 2002, Daryle Singletary released a remake, which went to number 43 on the same chart.