Oh Lonesome Me
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| "Oh Lonesome Me" | ||||
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| Single by Don Gibson | ||||
| from the album Oh Lonesome Me | ||||
| B-side | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | |||
| Released | December 1957 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
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| "Oh Lonesome Me" | ||||
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| Single by The Kentucky Headhunters | ||||
| from the album Pickin' on Nashville | ||||
| B-side | "My Daddy Was a Milkman" | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country, Southern rock | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | The Kentucky Headhunters | |||
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"Oh Lonesome Me" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson with Chet Atkins[1] producing it for RCA Victor in Nashville. Released in 1958, the song topped the country chart for eight non-consecutive weeks. On what became the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at No. 7. It was Gibson's only Top 10 hit on the pop chart.[2] Its B-side was "I Can't Stop Loving You", which peaked at No. 7 on the C&W Jockey charts and became a standard song about unrequited love.[3] The vocal backings on both songs were provided by the Jordanaires.
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The Kentucky Headhunters version
The song was covered by The Kentucky Headhunters in 1990. Their version went to number 8, which was the band's highest-peaking single.[4]
Chart performance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 19 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 8 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 73 |
Cover versions
- 1959: Elvis Presley Elvis made a relaxed version of this song in December 1958, while performing military service in Germany, during his stay at the hotel grunewald, bad nahueim, where he resided.
- 1959: Sacha Distel made a french version "Oh ! Quelle Nuit (Lonesome Me)".[8]
- 1960: Bob Luman's version reached #105 on the U.S. Billboard Pop chart
- 1961: Johnny Cash (went to #13)[9]
- 1962: Craig Douglas released a cover version in the UK on Decca Records under the production of Bunny Lewis.[10] Douglas' version entered the UK singles chart on October 20, 1962, stayed there for twelve weeks and the best position was at #11[11]
- 1962: Connie Francis - included in her album Connie Francis Sings Great Country Hits[12]
- 1962: Kay Starr included in her album Just Plain Country[13]
- 1962: Ray Charles for his album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two
- 1962: Larry Finnegan as a single[14]
- 1964: Eydie Gormé for her album Gormé Country Style[15]
- 1965: Per Myrberg Swedish version named "Stackars Mej"
- 1965: Bing Crosby - included in his album Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits
- 1965: The Beau Brummels - on the album Introducing the Beau Brummels
- 1966: Bobbi Martin's version reached #134 on the U.S. Billboard Pop chart and #64 Country
- 1967: Nancy Sinatra, - Country, My Way
- 1970: Stonewall Jackson (went to #63)[16]
- 1970: Neil Young (slower version, on After the Gold Rush)
- 1975: Ray Stevens (on album Misty)
- 1975: Loggins and Messina on their album So_Fine_(Loggins_and_Messina_album)
- 1978: Loretta Lynn on episode 308 of The Muppet Show
- 1982: Sammy Davis Jr. on the album What I Got on My Mind[17]
- 1990: Kentucky Headhunters as a single.[18]
- 1992: Mexican Banda group Banda Vallarta Show covered this song in Spanish. This version is named "Oh Solitario" which is part of their Esa Chica Me Vacila album
- 2000: Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel, on compilation album Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records
- 2002: Anne Murray - including in her album Country Croonin'
- 2003: Tony Christie - recorded for his album Country Roads[19]
- 2007: Southern Culture on the Skids - on their album Countrypolitan Favorites
- 2009: M. Ward included in the album Hold Time
- 2017: The Tracks - on the album Live at the Lost Horse: Music from "I Love Dick"
References
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- ↑ Whitburn, p. 223
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7997." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 18, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "The Kentucky Headhunters – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for The Kentucky Headhunters.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved August 15, 2020
- ↑ Whitburn, p. 84
- ↑ Official Charts Company - Images - Singles - 3279.jpg
- ↑ Official Charts Company - Craig Douglas - Og Lonesome Me
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- ↑ Larry Finnegan, "Oh Lonesome Me" single release Retrieved June 25, 2015
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- ↑ [1] Mercury
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