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The song was published in 1921 and first recorded by Emmett Miller for OKeh Records in 1924, accompanying himself on ukulele, Lawson recorded his own version for Gennett Records on July 31, 1925. It became associated with Country music when Eddy Arnold rescued it from obscurity in 1948, topping the Billboard Juke Box Folk Records Chart for nine ...
"Song for the Lonely" (originally titled "(This is) A Song for the Lonely") [1] is a song by American singer Cher from her twenty-fourth studio album, Living Proof (2001). It was written by Mark Taylor , Paul Barry and Steve Torch, and produced by Taylor.
"Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. [3] Orbison's recording of the song, produced by Fred Foster for Monument Records, was the first major hit for the singer. It was described by The New York Times as expressing "a clenched, driven urgency". [3]
Peggy Lee – Lover (1952) [1] and in the movie The Jazz Singer (1952) Charlie Parker – Big Band (1952) [5] Yvette Giraud – French-language of the song (lyrics by Henri Contet), under the title "Partout Toi", was a hit in 1954; Dave Brubeck – Jazz: Red Hot and Cool (1955) [1] Sonny Stitt – Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of ...
The Statlers' version was their first song to feature vocals by Jimmy Fortune, who had replaced Lew DeWitt, who had retired due to health problems. Also in 1983, Dutch singer/comedian Andre van Duin released it (with new lyrics) as "De Heidezangers"; in the accompanying video he portrayed a three-piece amateur-band of piano, guitar and bass. He ...
"Love or Let Me Be Lonely" is a pop song recorded by the soul group The Friends of Distinction and released as a single in early 1970. The song was a multi-format success, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 1, 1970. [2] It also reached #13 on the R&B chart, [3] and #9 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. [4]
"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins. Released in March 1992 as the first single from her debut album, Tongues and Tails (1992), the song achieved success in many countries worldwide; in the United States, it reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 .
"Lonely" is a song by Senegalese-American singer-songwriter Akon; it appears on his debut album, Trouble. Featuring a prominent, high-pitched sample of the 1964 song "Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Vinton, [4] the single was released on February 22, 2005. "Lonely" reached number one in several countries, including in the United Kingdom, Australia, and ...