"this album on August 2. Because of contract disputes, MGM Records shelved One of the Lonely Ones, and it had remained unreleased and unheard until now. The album was thought to have been lost forever, but was recently discovered by Orbison's sons. One of the Lonely Ones One of the Lonely Ones is a posthumous Roy Orbison album which was released on December 4, 2015. It is his 24th and final studio album. Orbison recorded it in 1969. The album, which Orbison recorded surreptitiously in the aftermath of his wife Claudette's death in a motorcycle accident and the death of"
"Only Sixteen ""Only Sixteen"" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released in May 1959. The song was a top 15 hit on ""Billboard's"" Hot R&B Sides chart and also charted within the top 30 of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. In the UK it was covered, and taken to No. 1, by Craig Douglas. ""Only Sixteen"" was inspired by the sixteenth birthday of Lou Rawls' stepsister, Eunice. The song was originally intended for actor Steve Rowland, who often hung around the Keen studio. Rowland asked Cooke to write a song for him, and Cooke"
"order for the song to be played on commercial radio. After the group recorded the tune again, it was released by Herald Records and was picked up by CKLW. It entered the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on October 9, 1960 and reached the number one spot on November 21, 1960. It was dislodged a week later by Elvis Presley's ""Are You Lonesome Tonight?"". On the Herald recording, Williams sang lead and Henry Gaston sang the falsetto counter-verse. The original recording of ""Stay"" remains the shortest single ever to reach the top of the American record charts, at 1 minute 36"
"August 1960 it was also released on the Del-Fi label. On August 15, 1960, ""Lonely Guy"" bubbled under the ""Hot 100"" at number 111, reached number four on ""Cashbox"", and spent ten weeks at number one on Los Angeles's KFWB Fabulous Forty. By the time of the Gallahads' next release, Smith and Dixon had departed, and were replaced by Leo Robinson, Ray Robinson, and Charles Wright, who would later go on to lead the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. The new line-up was featured weekly on the ""Wink Martindale Show"" for a few months, and appeared on ""American Bandstand"". In"
"Goddard, a friend of the band who wrote the 1960s number-one single, ""Johnny Remember Me"". The single reached number 76 on the UK Singles Chart. The Lonely (British Sea Power song) ""The Lonely"" is a song by British Sea Power. The song was the group's third single and their second on Rough Trade. It was their first single to garner much press coverage and resulted in a pleasing chart position. Unusually, the nominal a-side actually features as the flipside on both versions. The main position is taken by ""The Spirit of St. Louis"", a tale of Charles Lindbergh's flight across"
"Only Lonely ""Only Lonely"" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was the first single taken from their second album, ""7800° Fahrenheit"" (1985). Debuting on the Hot 100 on April 20, 1985, it peaked at #54 and remained on the charts for eight weeks. The song fared better on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at #28 in May. In the UK, it reached #24. ""Only Lonely"" was played in the 1987 drama film Light of Day starring Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett and Michael McKean. Only Lonely was performed as a part"
"an eventual release in late October 1960, following copyright discussions. It became the first song to enter the new Record Retailer charts at no.1 - later adopted as the UK Singles Chart. During an eight-week run at the top, Elvis held off strong competition from Shirley Bassey (""As Long as He Needs Me"") and The Drifters (""Save the Last Dance for Me""). Eventually, one week before Christmas, he was deposed by Cliff Richard and the Shadows' ""I Love You"". Elvis dropped to no.2 and would leave the top 10 as ""Are You Lonesome Tonight?"" began its ascent to no.1. After"
"performances, he was known for standing still and solitary, and for wearing black clothes, to match his dyed jet-black hair and dark sunglasses, which lent an air of mystery to his persona. Born in Texas, Orbison began singing in a rockabilly and country-and-western band in high school. He was signed by Sam Phillips, of Sun Records, in 1956, but his greatest success came with Monument Records. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of his singles reached the ""Billboard"" Top 40, and he wrote or co-wrote almost all that rose to the Top 10, including ""Only the Lonely"" (1960), ""Running Scared"" (1961),"
"of the song on his 1989 solo album, No Habla. Lonely Teardrops ""Lonely Teardrops"" is a song recorded and released as a single in 1958 by R&B, Soul, and Rock n Roll singer Jackie Wilson on the Brunswick label. It is a 1999 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee. The song became an across-the-board national Top 10 Pop smash (# 7),a # 1 hit on the R&B charts, and is ranked #315 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is ranked as the 57th biggest U.S. hit of 1959. ""Lonely Teardrops"" is also listed"
"Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (1958, also known as Sings for Only the Lonely or simply Only the Lonely) is an album by Frank Sinatra. The album consists of a collection of torch songs, following a formula similar to Sinatra's previous albums ""In the Wee Small Hours"" (1955) and ""Where Are You?"" (1957). According to John Rockwell's book, ""Sinatra: An American Classic"", when asked at a party in the mid-1970s if he had a favorite album among his recordings, without hesitation, Sinatra chose ""Only the Lonely"". The album's front cover was"
"Lonely Teardrops ""Lonely Teardrops"" is a song recorded and released as a single in 1958 by R&B, Soul, and Rock n Roll singer Jackie Wilson on the Brunswick label. It is a 1999 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee. The song became an across-the-board national Top 10 Pop smash (# 7),a # 1 hit on the R&B charts, and is ranked #315 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is ranked as the 57th biggest U.S. hit of 1959. ""Lonely Teardrops"" is also listed on the ""Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's"" list of"
"was his only LP. Gary Stites Gary Stites (born July 23, 1940) is an American pop singer who enjoyed brief success in the late 1950s. Stites is best remembered for his top 40 hit, ""Lonely for You"", which bore a significant sonic resemblance to the Conway Twitty song ""It's Only Make Believe"". The tune peaked at No. 24 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1959, and a follow-up single, ""Starry Eyed"", peaked at No. 77 later that same year. It would hit the No. 1 spot in the UK for Michael Holliday. Stites released a full-length album on Carlton Records"
"Chesney Hawkes Chesney Lee Hawkes (born 22 September 1971), is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for one single ""The One and Only"", which topped the UK Singles Chart, and reached the Top 10 in the United States. Hawkes was born in Windsor, Berkshire. He was named after the singer and comedian Chesney Allen. His father is the singer Len 'Chip' Hawkes, formerly with the 1960s band The Tremeloes. His mother is former actress/game-show hostess Carol Dilworth, who appeared in an episode of the 1960s version of ""Randall and Hopkirk"" called ""For The Girl"
"1971, Freddy Fender in 1976, and Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler in 1990. Just One Time (song) ""Just One Time"" is a single written and originally recorded by American country music artist Don Gibson. Released in February 1960, the song reached #2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart, while also reaching #29 on the Billboard Pop chart. The single was later released on Gibson's album ""Look Who's Blue"". In 1971 American country artist Connie Smith recorded a cover version of ""Just One Time"" and released it as a single in April 1971. The single peaked at #2 on the"
"Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) ""Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)"" is a popular song written by Morty Craft. Craft owned a record label, and produced the recording by the Shepherd Sisters on that label. The lyrics were written by Craft's wife, Selma. While it was the only hit for The Shepherd Sisters (as The Sheps) in the United States (reaching No. 18 on the ""Billboard"" chart on November 11, 1957), in the United Kingdom it was one of a number of hits for Petula Clark (reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart) before she became famous internationally."
"Only the Lonely (T'Pau song) ""Only the Lonely"" is the first and only single of 1989 from the British band T'Pau. The single was the third and final single from the band's second album ""Rage"". This single would also be the band's last until 1991's ""Whenever You Need Me"". ""Only the Lonely"" peaked at #28 in the UK, remaining within the Top 100 for six weeks, becoming the band's second to last top #40 single. A promotional video was created for the single. T'Pau also performing the song on a number of UK TV shows including the Saturday Morning UK"
"single (catalog number B-10624) in January, 1954 (with the flip side ""Surprisin'""). The later recording, made May 17, 1961, was issued as a track on the 1961 album ""Sing to Me Mr. C"". (RCA Victor catalog number LSP-2390 ) You Alone (Solo Tu) ""You Alone (Solo Tu)"" is a popular song. The music was written by Robert Allen, the lyrics by Al Stillman. The song was published in 1953. The best-known recordings were made by Perry Como, who recorded the song twice, in 1953 and in 1961. The first recording, made on August 19, 1953, was released in the United"
"charts in the late fall of 1964 to reach number 1 on the Hot 100 on 12 December 1964. Epic then released the LP ""Bobby Vinton Mr. Lonely"", giving the song a unique claim to fame since it now appeared on three Bobby Vinton albums released within two years. The song has continued to spin gold for its composer in the 45 years since it hit number 1. Harmony Korine named his 2007 film ""Mister Lonely"" after the latter and features the song in the film's opening, and it is now also the basis for Akon's 2005 hit, ""Lonely"". In"
"The number five ""She's Not You"" (1962) ""integrates the Jordanaires so completely, it's practically doo-wop"". The modern blues/R&B sound captured with success on ""Elvis Is Back!"" was essentially abandoned for six years until such 1966–67 recordings as ""Down in the Alley"" and ""Hi-Heel Sneakers"". Presley's output during most of the 1960s emphasized pop music, often in the form of ballads such as ""Are You Lonesome Tonight?"", a number one in 1960. ""It's Now or Never"", which also topped the chart that year, was a classically influenced variation of pop based on the Neapolitan ""’O sole mio"" and concluding with a"
"artists followed this trend. His chart single recording career alone spanned from 1954 to 1965, which flew in the face of the rapidly changing trends of pop music. From a comparatively unknown Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, ""Me and Juliet"" written in 1953, Ronnie Hilton took the hit tune ""No Other Love"", and scored his one and only UK Number One hit in 1956. In securing the Number One, Hilton fought off competition from the UK-based Canadian Edmund Hockridge, and from the Johnston Brothers. Oddly, no American versions of ""No Other Love"" reached the UK Singles Chart at the time. Perry"
"Ask the Lonely ""Ask the Lonely"" is a soul/pop ballad recorded by Motown singing group the Four Tops. Released as the group's third single, the single became the group's second successful single ever since signing to Motown in 1963. Released in 1965, the song rose to number 24 pop and number 9 R&B. It's notable for it being co-written by longtime Motown staffer Mickey Stevenson as most of the group's hits on Motown were written and produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland. It's also notable for lead singer Levi Stubbs' emotional lead and The Andantes helping the other Tops (Renaldo ""Obie"" Benson, Lawrence"
"where it reached number 14. The Supremes recorded it on their 1965 album ""We Remember Sam Cooke"". E-40 and the click sample it on the first record, he sings the hook in the entro. Credits adapted from the liner notes to the 2003 compilation """". Only Sixteen ""Only Sixteen"" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released in May 1959. The song was a top 15 hit on ""Billboard's"" Hot R&B Sides chart and also charted within the top 30 of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. In the UK it was covered, and taken to"
"""solo"" career. In the UK, the song was a No. 4 hit for the group. The single's B-side, ""On Broadway Tonight"", was the theme of a CBS-TV variety series (1964–1965) hosted by Rudy Vallee. In 1981, the song was revived by Barry Manilow who hit number six on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart and number 32 on the Hot 100. The single climbed to number 12 in the United Kingdom and was certified silver, while peaking at number 4 in Australia, number 16 in Germany and number 8 in Ireland. In 1966 Jan & Dean recorded ""Let's Hang On!"""
"The One and Only (Waylon Jennings album) The One and Only is a 1967 album by Waylon Jennings on RCA Camden. It peaked at #19 on the ""Billboard"" country albums chart. ""John's Back in Town"" is a comic response to Johnny Cash's ""The Singing Star's Queen"" from ""Everybody Loves a Nut"" (1966), with an identical general concept. During this time, Jennings rented an apartment in Nashville with Cash, who later recalled in the Jennings documentary ""Renegade Outlaw Rebel"", ""We had a mutual respect for each other as artists, and when we got to know each other we had so much"
"Gary Stites Gary Stites (born July 23, 1940) is an American pop singer who enjoyed brief success in the late 1950s. Stites is best remembered for his top 40 hit, ""Lonely for You"", which bore a significant sonic resemblance to the Conway Twitty song ""It's Only Make Believe"". The tune peaked at No. 24 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1959, and a follow-up single, ""Starry Eyed"", peaked at No. 77 later that same year. It would hit the No. 1 spot in the UK for Michael Holliday. Stites released a full-length album on Carlton Records in 1960, but it"
"Me"" (1958), ""Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely"" (1958), ""Come Dance with Me!"" (1959), ""Nice 'n' Easy"" (1960) and ""Strangers in the Night"" (1966). He also has the longest time span of charting Top Ten albums on the ""Billboard"" album chart, 62 years with ""The Voice of Frank Sinatra"" going to #1 in 1946, and ""Nothing But the Best"" going to #2 in 2008. Sinatra's 1958 album ""Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely"" spent 120 weeks on ""Billboard""'s album chart, peaking at #1. His next album, ""Come Dance with Me!"" (1959) spent 140 weeks on ""Billboard"", peaking at"
"Awards at the inaugural Grammy Awards in 1959. ""Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely"" and Sinatra's other album released in 1958, ""Come Fly with Me"", were nominated for the Album of the Year, and ""Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely"" won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover. Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (1958, also known as Sings for Only the Lonely or simply Only the Lonely) is an album by Frank Sinatra. The album consists of a collection of torch songs, following a formula similar to Sinatra's previous"
"of Mount Pulaski, Illinois. Vaughn De Leath Vaughn De Leath (September 26, 1894 – May 28, 1943) was an American female singer who gained popularity in the 1920s, earning the sobriquets ""The Original Radio Girl"" and the ""First Lady of Radio."" Although very popular in the 1920s, De Leath is obscure in modern times. De Leath was an early exponent of a style of vocalizing known as crooning. One of her hit songs, ""Are You Lonesome Tonight?,"" recorded in 1927, achieved fame when it became a hit for Elvis Presley in 1960. Born Leonore Vonderlieth in the town of Mount"
"by Tracey Ullman. Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) ""Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)"" is a popular song written by Morty Craft. Craft owned a record label, and produced the recording by the Shepherd Sisters on that label. The lyrics were written by Craft's wife, Selma. While it was the only hit for The Shepherd Sisters (as The Sheps) in the United States (reaching No. 18 on the ""Billboard"" chart on November 11, 1957), in the United Kingdom it was one of a number of hits for Petula Clark (reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart) before she"
"Tonight Only! Tonight Only! is a 1960 album by the Dave Brubeck Quartet and the singer Carmen McRae. This was the first of three albums that Brubeck and McRae would make together, they would later work on ""Take Five Live"" (1961) and ""The Real Ambassadors"" (1962). Brubeck praised McRae's lyrical interpretations of his songs, later stating that ""Carmen has added even to my own understanding of the music"". Brubeck's wife, Iola, contributed lyrics to three songs on the album; ""Weep No More"", ""Briar Bush"" and ""Strange Meadow Lark"". The initial ""Billboard"" magazine review from 5 June 1961 chose ""Tonight Only!"""
"Zoom / Big Feet 1960 5017 Marsha Renay (with The Don Juans?) It's Nice / Our Cha-Lypso Of Love 1960 5018 John Lee Hooker Big Fine Woman / Blues For Christmas 1960 5019 Dave Hamilton and his Peppers Cooter Bug / Donna's Cha-Cha 1961 5020 Tino Cairo Wow Baby Sitter / Love In Portofino 1961 5021 The Creators Wear My Ring / Booga Bear 1961 5022 Karol Jackman Sometimes I Get Lonely / I Wanna Cry 1962 5023 Bobby Allen I Sent You Roses / You're My Love 1962 5024 Dave Kirk Oh, Baby / Those Lonely Blue Nights 1962"
"Alone Together (Dave Mason album) Alone Together is the debut solo album by former Traffic member Dave Mason, released in 1970. Mason was joined on the album by a roster of guest musicians, including Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell, Jim Capaldi, Rita Coolidge, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon. The song ""Only You Know and I Know"" reached number #42 on the ""Billboard"" charts in the US and was the record's major commercial success. About 30% of the records were produced in so-called ""marble vinyl"", a swirled mix of pink, brown and beige, rather than the usual black vinyl. The original record"
"or female. When she found that ""Jackie Dee"" was too similar to Brenda Lee, Sandra Dee, et al., she changed it to Jackie Dee Shannon, which people heard as DeShannon. The name stuck. Armed with her new name, she made the WLS Chicago radio survey with the single ""Lonely Girl"" in late 1960. A string of mostly flop singles followed, although ""The Prince"" bubbled under at No. 108 in the United States in early 1962, and ""Faded Love"" became her first US Billboard Top 100 entry, squeaking in at No. 97 in February 1963. She fared better with the Sonny"