"single shot to number two on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and hit number one in the UK, Ireland and Australia. According to Orbison, he and Melson now began constructing songs with Orbison's voice in mind, specifically to showcase its range and power. He told ""Rolling Stone"" in 1988, ""I liked the sound of [my voice]. I liked making it sing, making the voice ring, and I just kept doing it. And I think that somewhere between the time of ""Ooby Dooby"" and ""Only the Lonely"", it kind of turned into a good voice."" Instantly Orbison was in high demand. He"
"Solo Cast and studio cast recordings Compilations Source: Barbara Cook Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals ""Plain and Fancy"" (1955), ""Candide"" (1956) and ""The Music Man"" (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid-1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. She also made numerous recordings. During her years as Broadway’s leading ingénue Cook was lauded for her excellent"
"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"
"Peter Howarth Peter Howarth (born 3 May 1960 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) is a musician, who is the lead singer of the English band, The Hollies, which he joined in October 2004. He also has a career as solo artist and used to be a backing singer. In 2014 he released the CD album ""Evermore"" featuring his acoustic version of ""He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother"". Howarth has worked with many artists, including Cliff Richard and The Who, as a touring and session musician. Howarth played Roy Orbison in the musical ""Only The Lonely"" at London's Piccadilly and Whitehall"
"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"
"Gwen Guthrie Gwendolyn ""Gwen"" Guthrie (July 9, 1950 – February 3, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter and pianist, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Angela Bofill and Roberta Flack. Guthrie is well known for her 1986 anthem, ""Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent"". Guthrie was born in and raised in Newark, New Jersey. In school, she studied classical music, and her father began teaching her piano when she was eight years old. By the early 1970s, she"
"Only Love (Nana Mouskouri song) ""Only Love"" is a 1985 song by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri. It is the theme song to the American TV series ""Mistral's Daughter"" — based upon the novel by Judith Krantz — and when released as a single it reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1986. The song was also a hit in its other versions: ""L'Amour en Héritage"" (French), ""Come un'eredità"" (Italian), ""La dicha del amor"" (Spanish), and ""Aber die Liebe bleibt"" (German). The German version was also recorded with an alternate set of lyrics under the title ""Der wilde"
"Only the Lonely (film) Only the Lonely is a 1991 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Columbus, and stars John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Quinn. The film is a comedic take on the premise established in the 1953 television play and film ""Marty"". Danny Muldoon (John Candy), a 38-year-old Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing Irish mother, Rose Muldoon (Maureen O'Hara). A lonely bachelor, Danny falls in love with Theresa Luna (Ally Sheedy), an introverted, lonely girl who works in her father's funeral home as a cosmetician. On their first date, he takes"
"Noble Sissle Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 – December 17, 1975) was an African-American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical ""Shuffle Along"" (1921), and its hit song ""I'm Just Wild About Harry"". Sissle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 10, 1889, around the time his father Rev. George A. Sissle was pastor of the city's Simpson M. E. Chapel. His mother, Martha Angeline (née Scott) Sissle, was a school teacher and juvenile probation officer. As a youth Sissle sang in church choirs and as a soloist with his high school's glee"
"her name at the University of the Arts Musical Theatre Department. Laurie recorded three albums after ""Listen to My Heart"": ""The Time Between the Time"", ""The Andrew Lloyd Webber Album"" and ""No One is Alone: Songs of Hope and Inspiration From Broadway"". She recorded a track, Jacques Brel's ""If We Only Have Love"", with her sister, Claudia Beechman, and another, a medley from Leonard Bernstein's and Stephen Sondheim's ""Candide"", with Sam Harris. Laurie Beechman Laurie Hope Beechman (April 4, 1953 – March 8, 1998) was an American actress and singer, known for her work in Broadway musicals. She also had"
"The Lonely (Christina Perri song) ""The Lonely"" is a song by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri. The song was first released to iTunes on March 29, 2011, the same day that its accompanying lyric video premiered on ""Teen Vogue"". The video was uploaded onto her official YouTube account the following day. The song is included on Perri's debut album, ""Lovestrong"". It was released as the first promotional single of the album. The song draws inspiration from Perri's life, written about a relationship she had with the emotion of being lonely. Many critics found themselves divided over the song. Most of them"
"Ciara, Lynn Whitfield, Patti LaBelle, Billy Zane, Juanita Bynum, Hill Harper, and Vy and Ken’s daughter, Ahmaya Knoelle. Vy Higginsen plays herself in a cameo role. Mama, I Want to Sing! (musical) Mama I Want To Sing! is a 1983 musical based on the life and times of African-American singer Doris Troy. As a tribute to many of the African-American stars' rise to fame in the 1960 and 1970s, Vy Higginsen based her musical on the life of her sister Doris Troy. Troy's 1963 hit ""Just One Look"" launched her to international fame and a successful career in London, although"
"Maria Mena Maria Viktoria Mena (born 19 February 1986) is a Norwegian pop artist, best known for her single ""You're the Only One"" which charted in multiple countries. Maria Mena was born into an artistic family. Her mother is a playwright and her father is a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's ""West Side Story"". Her mother is Norwegian and her father is an American of Afro-Nicaraguan descent. Her father played in several bands in Oslo, which influenced Mena to write and record her own music. When Mena was nine years old,"
"TV show Going Live, Top of the Pops, WMV, Daytime Live and The Hippodrome Show. A limited edition gatefold 7"" vinyl single was also released which included an exclusive booklet. ""Only the Lonely"" was written by rhythm guitarist Ronnie Rogers and lead vocalist Carol Decker. The b-side for the single, ""Between the Lines"", appeared on the ""Rage"" album and was written by Rogers, Decker, keyboardist Michael Chetwood, bassist Paul Jackson, lead guitarist Dean Howard and drummer Tim Burgess. For the single, a remix of ""Only the Lonely"" was used instead of the album version, titled ""Only the Lonely (Guitar Remix)""."
"For the 12"" and CD formats of the single, another remix titled ""Only the Lonely (Nightmare Mix)"" was added as well as bonus track titled ""Downtown (Live)"" which featured vocals from Rogers and was recorded live at Oxford. ""Downtown"" was originally recorded in 1964 by Petula Clark, originally written and produced by Tony Hatch. 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"
"None but the Lonely Heart (film) None but the Lonely Heart is a 1944 American drama romance film which tells the story of a young Cockney drifter who returns home with no ambitions but finds that his family needs him. Adapted by Clifford Odets from the novel by Richard Llewellyn and directed by Odets, the movie stars Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore, and Barry Fitzgerald. The title of the film is taken from Tchaikovsky's song ""None but the Lonely Heart"", which is featured in the background music. Ernie Mott (Cary Grant) is a restless, irresponsible, wandering Cockney with a good musical"
"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"
"My One and Only (musical) My One and Only is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer and music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. The musical ran on Broadway and West End. Written to incorporate classic Gershwin tunes from ""Funny Face"" and other popular shows into one evening of entertainment, the plot, set in 1927 America, revolves around Capt. Billy Buck Chandler, a barnstorming aviator, and Edith Herbert, an ex-English Channel swimmer and the star of Prince Nicolai Erraclyovitch Tchatchavadze's International Aquacade. Billy's plan to be the first man to fly solo across"
"Gene Austin Gene Austin (June 24, 1900 – January 24, 1972) was an American singer and songwriter, one of the first ""crooners"". His 1920s compositions ""When My Sugar Walks Down the Street"" and ""The Lonesome Road"" became pop and jazz standards. Austin was born as Lemeul Eugene Lucas in Gainesville, Texas (north of Dallas), to Nova Lucas (died 1943) and the former Serena Belle Harrell (died 1956). He took the name ""Gene Austin"" from his stepfather, Jim Austin, a blacksmith. Austin grew up in Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, located east of Shreveport. In Minden, he"
"Only Lonely (Tina Arena song) ""Only Lonely"" is a song by Australian singer Tina Arena. It was recorded for her ninth studio album ""Reset"". ""Only Lonely"" gained national interest after it was used in a commercial for the 2013 finale of Channel 7's ""Home and Away"". Although it was not released as a single, it charted on the ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at #32 due to this promotion. The video clip was released on Arena's Vevo account on November 19, 2013. Arena stated, ""Here it is, a humble thank you to my fans."" The clip features Arena in the"
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll ""The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"" is a topical song written by the American musician Bob Dylan. Recorded on October 23, 1963, the song was released on Dylan's 1964 album, ""The Times They Are a-Changin'"" and gives a generally factual account of the killing of a 51-year-old African-American barmaid, Hattie Carroll, by the 24-year-old William Devereux ""Billy"" Zantzinger (February 7, 1939 – January 3, 2009), a young man from a wealthy white tobacco farming family in Charles County, Maryland, and of his subsequent sentence to six months in a county jail, after being convicted"
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll ""The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"" is a topical song written by the American musician Bob Dylan. Recorded on October 23, 1963, the song was released on Dylan's 1964 album, ""The Times They Are a-Changin'"" and gives a generally factual account of the killing of a 51-year-old African-American barmaid, Hattie Carroll, by the 24-year-old William Devereux ""Billy"" Zantzinger (February 7, 1939 – January 3, 2009), a young man from a wealthy white tobacco farming family in Charles County, Maryland, and of his subsequent sentence to six months in a county jail, after being convicted"
"with a Roy Orbison who had just joined Monument Records, with whom he would soon write a string of hits. Before their collaboration, Orbison had been solely a rockabilly performer. Although Joe Melson himself was rooted in that music genre, he had begun writing rhythm and blues songs.Joe Melson recognized the potential in Orbison's voice, encouraging the singer to explore its power through their first collaboration, ""Only the Lonely."" What resulted on March 25, 1960, was the first operatic rock ballad in the history of popular music. The song went to No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in"
"Gwen Gordy Fuqua Gwen Fuqua (born Gwendolyn Gordy; November 26, 1927 – November 8, 1999) was an American businesswoman, songwriter and composer, most notably writing hit songs such as ""Lonely Teardrops"", ""All I Could Do Was Cry"" and ""Distant Lover"". She earned her full name after marrying Harvey Fuqua and kept the name after their divorce. Gwen Gordy was born to Berry Gordy Sr. and Bertha Ida (née Fuller) Gordy in Detroit. She was the youngest of the four Gordy sisters (Esther, Anna and Loucye) and the third youngest of the entire family (brothers Berry and Robert were born after"
"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"
"of the encore in Bon Jovi's March 24, 2010 Circle Tour concert in Philadelphia. 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,"
"Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy (Barbato) Sinatra, and is widely known for her 1966 signature hit ""These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"". Other defining recordings include ""Sugar Town"", the 1967 number one ""Somethin' Stupid"" (a duet with her father), the title song from the James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"", several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as ""Jackson"", and her cover of Cher's ""Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"". Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and"
"The One and Only (song) ""The One and Only"" is a song written by Nik Kershaw, and recorded by the British singer Chesney Hawkes. Produced by Kershaw and Alan Shacklock, Hawkes's recording was featured in the 1991 film ""Buddy's Song"" which starred Hawkes as the eponymous Buddy and Roger Daltrey (of rock band The Who) as his father. The film performed moderately well at the UK box office, but the song was a hit in that country's music charts, spending five weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in March and April 1991. The song was later featured"
"Mama, I Want to Sing! (musical) Mama I Want To Sing! is a 1983 musical based on the life and times of African-American singer Doris Troy. As a tribute to many of the African-American stars' rise to fame in the 1960 and 1970s, Vy Higginsen based her musical on the life of her sister Doris Troy. Troy's 1963 hit ""Just One Look"" launched her to international fame and a successful career in London, although her roots were in her church choir. This is not unlike the rise of other R&B and jazz singers such as Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and"
"Gene Noble Gene Noble is an American singer and songwriter, based in Los Angeles. He was nominated for the Grammy Award. He is best known for the 2016 song ""Only Love"" which received airplay on radio stations around the world. He has written songs for artists such as Jason Derulo, Chris Brown, Faith Evans, Usher, CeeLo Green, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, John Legend and Diddy. Noble grew up travelling with his father, who served in the US military and travelled to wherever in the world he was stationed. His father died in an attempt to rescue another man when Noble"
"The Only Living Boy in New York ""The Only Living Boy in New York"" is a song written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon & Garfunkel. It is the eighth track from the duo's fifth and final studio album, ""Bridge over Troubled Water"". The song was also issued as the B-side to the duo's ""Cecilia"" single. Simon wrote this as a thinly veiled message to Art Garfunkel, referencing a specific incident where Garfunkel went to Mexico to act in the film ""Catch-22."" Simon was left alone in New York writing songs for ""Bridge over Troubled Water,"" hence the lonely"
"Whorehouse in Texas"", ""A…My Name is Alice"", ""Purlie"", and ""For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf"". Lita is married to the Reverend Oscar Otis Owens, Jr., and lives in Los Angeles, California. Lita Gaithers Lita Gaithers Owens (born July 30) is an African-American singer-songwriter, actress, and Tony Award-nominated co-author of the Broadway musical ""It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues"", which was nominated for 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1999. Lita, who received a nomination for the ""Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical"", is one of a handful of women who have been"
"The Only Love ""The Only Love"" is a ballad performed by the Bee Gees, It was written and produced by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, lead vocals by Barry Gibb. Released on their 1991 album ""High Civilization"". ""The Only Love"" was originally offered by Barry to Kelli Wolfe, but he then replaced it with a song he wrote specifically for her, ""Born to Be Loved by You"". This track sounds like an extended Barry verse welded to the type of big singalong chorus that Robin and Maurice always favored, Its lyrics are well put and under the circumstances"