0 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁" As ▁Long ▁As ▁You ▁Love ▁Me " ▁made ▁# 9 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Singles . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁De cca ▁contract ▁exp ired ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁singing ▁in ▁night cl ubs ▁and ▁ear ning ▁a ▁living ▁off ▁of ▁his ▁guitar ▁& ▁viol in . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁din er ▁for ▁$ 7 0 ▁a ▁week , ▁he ▁performed ▁with ▁his ▁guitar ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁compos itions . ▁He ▁stayed ▁there ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁recuper ation ▁and ▁success ▁( 1 9 6 6 – 1 9 7 1 ) ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Web b ▁wrote ▁" L ay ▁Some ▁H app iness ▁On ▁Me " ▁and ▁sang ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁sister ▁Lor etta ▁Lyn n . ▁She ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁hit ▁on ▁his ▁hands , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁record ▁deal . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁some ▁songs , ▁they ▁varied ▁from ▁hon ky - ton k ▁to ▁un m ist ak able ▁g ospel . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁sing ▁in ▁night cl ubs , ▁and ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁record ▁deal ▁to ▁record ▁his ▁songs . ▁O wen ▁Brad ley ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁Lor etta ▁to ▁sign ▁her ▁brother ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁hit , ▁and ▁he ▁offered ▁him ▁a ▁contract , ▁which ▁Web b ▁accepted ▁& ▁signed ▁on ▁May