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Lonely Street (Carl Belew song)

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"Lonely Street"
Single by Andy Williams
from the album Lonely Street
B-side"Summer Love"
ReleasedSeptember 1959
RecordedAugust 23, 1959[1]
GenreEasy Listening
Length2:46
LabelCadence 1370
Songwriter(s)Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S. Stevenson
Andy Williams singles chronology
"The Hawaiian Wedding Song"
(1958)
"Lonely Street"
(1959)
"The Village of St. Bernadette"
(1959)

"Lonely Street" is a 1956 song written by Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, and W.S. Stevenson, originally performed by Belew, and later by Dave Rich.[2]

Andy Williams recording

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Its most successful rendition was by Andy Williams, whose version reached #5 on the Billboard chart and #20 on the R&B chart in 1959.[3] The song appeared on his 1959 album, Lonely Street.[4] Archie Bleyer's Orchestra played on the song.

The song was ranked #49 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959.[5]

Other cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ Andy Williams: 25 All-time Greatest Hits, The Cadence Years, 1956-1961; Varese Sarabande, copyright 2007
  2. ^ Carl Belew, Singing My Song Retrieved June 5, 2013
  3. ^ Andy Williams, "Lonely Street" chart positions Retrieved June 5, 2013
  4. ^ Andy Williams, Lonely Street Retrieved June 5, 2013
  5. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
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  12. ^ Gene Vincent, "Lonely Street" Retrieved June 5, 2013
  13. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  14. ^ Tammy Wynette, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" Retrieved October 24, 2016
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  17. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 22.
  18. ^ "Melba Montgomery - I Still Care". Discogs. 1982.
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