L-O-N-E-L-Y

"L-O-N-E-L-Y" is a song written and sung by Bobby Vinton, which he released in 1965.[1] The song spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,[2] while reaching No. 7 on Billboard's Pop-Standards Singles chart,[3][4] and No. 1 on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet".[5]

"L-O-N-E-L-Y"
Single by Bobby Vinton
from the album Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights
B-side"Graduation Tears"
ReleasedApril 19, 1965
RecordedMarch 12, 1965
GenrePop
Length2:24
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Bobby Vinton
Producer(s)Bob Morgan
Bobby Vinton singles chronology
"Long Lonely Nights"
(1965)		 "L-O-N-E-L-Y"
(1965)		 "Theme from 'Harlow' (Lonely Girl)"
(1965)

Cash Box described it as "a lyrical, slow-moving heartfelt tearjerker on which the chanter plaintively offers six reasons for his unhappiness."[6]

Chart performance
Chart (1965) Peak
position
Canada - RPM Play Sheet 1
US Billboard Hot 100 22
US Billboard Pop-Standard Singles 7
US Cash Box Top 100[7] 20
US Record World 100 Top Pops[8] 16

References
  1. L-O-N-E-L-Y - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 18, 2015
  2. Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton L-O-N-E-L-Y Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton L-O-N-E-L-Y Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. "Pop-Standard Singles", Billboard, May 22, 1965. p. 16. Accessed October 18, 2015
  5. "R.P.M. Play Sheet", RPM Weekly, Volume 3, Ed. 18, June 28, 1965. Accessed October 18, 2015
  6. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 8, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  7. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, June 12, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  8. "100 Top Pops", Record World, June 12, 1965. Retrieved March 25, 2018.



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