Lonely Street (song)

"Lonely Street"
Single by Andy Williams
from the album Lonely Street
B-side	"Summer Love"
Released	September 1959
Genre	Vocal
Length	2:46
Label	Cadence 1370
Writer(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 song written by Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, and W.S. Stevenson and performed by Andy Williams. The song reached #5 on the Billboard chart and #20 on the R&B chart in 1959.^[1] The song appeared on his 1959 album, Lonely Street.^[2] Archie Bleyer's Orchestra played on the song.

The song was ranked #49 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959.^[3]

Cover versions

• Carl Belew recorded the original version of the song.^[4]
• Kitty Wells released it as the title song on her Lonely Street album in 1958.
• Patsy Cline recorded her rendition of the song in 1962 for her album, Sentimentally Yours.
• The Everly Brothers recorded the song in 1963 for their album, The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits.
• Bobby Vinton recorded a version for his 1965 album, Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights.
• Gene Vincent released the song as a single in 1966.^[5]
• Tammy Wynette recorded the song in 1968 for her album, D-I-V-O-R-C-E.^[6]
• Rex Allen, Jr. on his 1977 album, The Best of Rex.
• Emmylou Harris included a recording of the song on her 1989 Bluebird album.
• Bing Crosby recorded his interpretation of the song in 1968 for his album, Hey Jude / Hey Bing!

References

1. Andy Williams, "Lonely Street" chart positions Retrieved June 5, 2013
2. Andy Williams, Lonely Street Retrieved June 5, 2013
3. "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Retrieved April 19, 2014.
4. Carl Belew, Singing My Song Retrieved June 5, 2013
5. Gene Vincent, "Lonely Street" Retrieved June 5, 2013
6. Tammy Wynette, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" Retrieved October 24, 2016

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics