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With the song's newfound popularity came a rise in demand for Vinton's version to be released as a single. "Mr. Lonely" became one of Vinton's signature songs and a favorite with servicemen around the world. Epic subsequently built an entire album release around "Mr. Lonely" when it became a hit as a single. [9]
1985: Ballads of Love (Heartland music) 1990: Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits; 1990: Blue Velvet (UK #67) 1991: Mr. Lonely: His Greatest Songs Today (Curb Records) 1991: Greatest Polka Hits of All Time (Curb Records) 1991: 16 Most Requested Songs (US #199; charted in 1996) 1991: Roses Are Red My Love(Beautiful Music Company)2LP set
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."
Dycke wrote the music for "Come In Mr. Lonely," while Larry Habluetzel wrote the words. Habluetzel, who is 80 and lives in Overland Park, said he feels thrilled about the song's recent success.
Mr. Lonely is Bobby Vinton's tenth studio album, released in 1964. It was released right after the success of his fourth and final #1 US hit " Mr. Lonely ," a 1962 song that was released as a single after its appearance on Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits .
Mr. Lonely: His Greatest Songs Today is a collection of previously recorded songs by Bobby Vinton for Curb Records. The first five tracks might be misleading to people of the baby boomer generation, as they are not the singles that Vinton had during the 1960s and the year of 1974 but re-recordings that Vinton made for Curb .
Mr. Lonely may refer to: "Mr. Lonely" (Bobby Vinton song), 1964 Mr. Lonely, 1964 album by Bobby Vinton; Mr. Lonely: His Greatest Songs Today, 1991 compilation album by Bobby Vinton "Mr. Lonely" (Deborah Cox song), 2002 "Lonely" (Akon song), 2005 "911 / Mr. Lonely", 2017 song by Tyler, the Creator "Mr. Lonely" (Midland song), 2019; Mister Lonely ...
This album was released to capitalize on the success of Vinton's big hit "Mr. Lonely" and his album of the same name by containing only songs that refer to loneliness. There were two singles from this album: "Long Lonely Nights" (previously a minor hit for Lee Andrews & the Hearts then for Clyde McPhatter in 1957 and then for The Four Seasons ...