Lonely Street (Carl Belew song)
| "Lonely Street" | ||||
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| Single by Andy Williams | ||||
| from the album Lonely Street | ||||
| B-side | "Summer Love" | |||
| Released | September 1959 | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 1959[1] | |||
| Genre | Easy Listening | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Cadence 1370 | |||
| Songwriters | Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S. Stevenson | |||
| Andy Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"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
[edit]Its most successful rendition was by Andy Williams, whose version reached No. 5 on the Billboard chart and No. 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 No. 49 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959.[5]
Other cover versions
[edit]- Kitty Wells released it as the title song on her Lonely Street album in 1958.[6]
- Patsy Cline recorded the song on her 1962 album, Sentimentally Yours.[7]
- Johnny Tillotson recorded the song on his 1962 album, It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'.
- The Everly Brothers recorded the song on their 1963 album, The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits.[8]
- Ray Price recorded the song for his 1963 album "Night Life".
- Bobby Vinton recorded the song on his 1965 album, Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights.
- Gene Vincent released the song as a single in 1966.
- George Jones recorded the song on his 1967 album, Walk Through This World with Me.[9]
- Tammy Wynette recorded the song on her 1968 album, D-I-V-O-R-C-E.[10]
- Bing Crosby recorded his interpretation of the song in 1968 for his album, Hey Jude/Hey Bing!.
- Tony Booth released his version as a single in 1974. It got to number 84 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.
- Rex Allen, Jr. on his 1977 album, The Best of Rex. His recording got to number 8 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.[11]
- Melba Montgomery recorded a version for her 1982 album I Still Care.
- Emmylou Harris included a recording of the song on her 1989 Bluebird album.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Andy Williams: 25 All-time Greatest Hits, The Cadence Years, 1956-1961; Varese Sarabande, copyright 2007
- ^ Carl Belew, Singing My Song Retrieved June 5, 2013
- ^ Andy Williams, "Lonely Street" chart positions Retrieved June 5, 2013
- ^ Andy Williams, Lonely Street Retrieved June 5, 2013
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Tammy Wynette, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" Retrieved October 24, 2016
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 22.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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