L-O-N-E-L-Y
1965 single by Bobby Vinton
"L-O-N-E-L-Y" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
from the album Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights | ||||
B-side | "Graduation Tears" | |||
Released | April 19, 1965 | |||
Recorded | March 12, 1965 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:24 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bobby Vinton | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Morgan | |||
Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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"L-O-N-E-L-Y" is a song written and sung by Bobby Vinton, which he released in 1965.[1] The song spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,[2] while reaching No. 7 on Billboard's Pop-Standards Singles chart,[3][4] and No. 1 on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet".[5]
Cash Box described it as "a lyrical, slow-moving heartfelt tearjerker on which the chanter plaintively offers six reasons for his unhappiness."[6]
Chart performance
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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Canada - RPM Play Sheet | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
US Billboard Pop-Standard Singles | 7 |
US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 20 |
US Record World 100 Top Pops[8] | 16 |
References
- ^ L-O-N-E-L-Y - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 18, 2015
- ^ Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton L-O-N-E-L-Y Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton L-O-N-E-L-Y Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Pop-Standard Singles", Billboard, May 22, 1965. p. 16. Accessed October 18, 2015
- ^ "R.P.M. Play Sheet", RPM Weekly, Volume 3, Ed. 18, June 28, 1965. Accessed October 18, 2015
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 8, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, June 12, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "100 Top Pops", Record World, June 12, 1965. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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Bobby Vinton
Discography
- Roses Are Red
- Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones
- The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups
- Blue on Blue
- There! I've Said It Again
- Tell Me Why
- A Very Merry Christmas
- Mr. Lonely
- Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights
- Drive-In Movie Time
- Bobby Vinton Sings Satin Pillows and Careless
- Country Boy
- Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits
- Please Love Me Forever
- Take Good Care of My Baby
- I Love How You Love Me
- Vinton
- My Elusive Dreams
- Sounds of Love
- Ev'ry Day of My Life
- Sealed with a Kiss
- Melodies of Love
- With Love
- Heart of Hearts
- The Bobby Vinton Show
- Serenades of Love
- Party Music – 20 Hits
- The Name Is Love
- 100 Memories
- Encore
- Santa Must Be Polish
- Bobby Vinton
- Timeless
- Great Songs of Christmas
- As Time Goes By
- Live at the Copa
- Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
- More of Bobby's Greatest Hits
- Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits of Love
- Vinton Sings Vinton
- The Love Album'
- Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits
- The Many Moods of Bobby Vinton
- Bobby Vinton
- Polka Album
- The Best of Bobby Vinton
- Ballads of Love
- Mr. Lonely: His Greatest Songs Today
- 16 Most Requested Songs
- The Best of Bobby Vinton
- "Roses Are Red (My Love)"
- "Rain Rain Go Away"
- "Trouble Is My Middle Name"
- "Over the Mountain; Across the Sea"
- "Blue on Blue"
- "Blue Velvet"
- "There! I've Said It Again"
- "My Heart Belongs to Only You"
- "Tell Me Why"
- "Clinging Vine"
- "Mr. Lonely"
- "Long Lonely Nights"
- "L-O-N-E-L-Y"
- "Satin Pillows"
- "Tears"
- "Dum-De-Da"
- "Coming Home Soldier"
- "Please Love Me Forever"
- "Just as Much as Ever"
- "Take Good Care of My Baby"
- "Halfway to Paradise"
- "I Love How You Love Me"
- "To Know Him Is to Love Him"
- "The Days of Sand and Shovels"
- "My Elusive Dreams"
- "Why Don't They Understand"
- "Ev'ry Day of My Life"
- "Sealed with a Kiss"
- "Hurt"
- "My Melody of Love"
- "Beer Barrel Polka"
- "Save Your Kisses for Me"
- "Moonlight Serenade"
- "Only Love Can Break a Heart"
- "Make Believe It's Your First Time"
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