Lonely Too Long

"Lonely Too Long"
	CD-Single cover
Single by Patty Loveless
from the album The Trouble with the Truth
B-side	"Feelin' Good About Feelin' Bad"
Released	August 24, 1996
Format	Cassette single, CD single
Recorded	September 1995
Genre	Country
Length	4:34
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Mike Lawler, Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn
Producer(s)	Emory Gordy, Jr.
Patty Loveless singles chronology

"Lonely Too Long" is a song written by Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn and Mike Lawler, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in August 1996 as the third single from her album The Trouble with the Truth.

The song was originally recorded by Doug Stone, whose version was never released.^[1]

Chart positions

The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of November 16, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	67
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	63

Preceded by "Like the Rain" by Clint Black	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single November 16, 1996	Succeeded by "Strawberry Wine" by Deana Carter

References

↑ ASCAP search "Lonely Too Long"
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9926." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 25, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ "Patty Loveless – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Patty Loveless.
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External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] ASCAP search "Lonely Too Long"

[sc_Canadacountry_-2] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9926." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 25, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Patty_Loveless-3] "Patty Loveless – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Patty Loveless.

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v t e Patty Loveless
Discography
Patty Loveless	"Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" "Wicked Ways" "I Did" "After All"
If My Heart Had Windows	"You Saved Me" "If My Heart Had Windows" "A Little Bit in Love"
Honky Tonk Angel	"Blue Side of Town" "Don't Toss Us Away" "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" "The Lonely Side of Love" "Chains"
On Down the Line	"On Down the Line" "The Night's Too Long" "I'm That Kind of Girl" "Blue Memories"
Up Against My Heart	"Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" "Jealous Bone" "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You"
Only What I Feel	"Blame It on Your Heart" "Nothin' but the Wheel" "You Will" "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"
When Fallen Angels Fly	"I Try to Think About Elvis" "Here I Am" "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" "Halfway Down"
The Trouble with the Truth	"You Can Feel Bad" "A Thousand Times a Day" "Lonely Too Long" "She Drew a Broken Heart" "The Trouble with the Truth"
Long Stretch of Lonesome	"You Don't Seem to Miss Me" "To Have You Back Again" "High on Love" "Like Water into Wine"
Classics	"Can't Get Enough" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man"
Strong Heart	"That's the Kind of Mood I'm In" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "Strong Heart"
Mountain Soul	"The Boys Are Back in Town" "Out of Control Raging Fire"
On Your Way Home	"Lovin' All Night" "On Your Way Home" "I Wanna Believe"
Dreamin' My Dreams	"Keep Your Distance"
Sleepless Nights	"Why Baby Why"
Mountain Soul II	"Busted"
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Classics Bluegrass & White Snow

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