Oh Lonesome Me
| "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 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
| Don Gibson singles chronology | ||||
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| "Oh Lonesome Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Kentucky Headhunters | ||||
| from the album Pickin' on Nashville | ||||
| B-side | "My Daddy Was a Milkman" | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Country, Southern rock | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | The Kentucky Headhunters | |||
| The Kentucky Headhunters singles chronology | ||||
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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.
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
- 1960: Bob Luman's version reached #105 on the U.S. Billboard Pop chart
- 1961: Johnny Cash (went to #13)[8]
- 1962: Craig Douglas released a cover version in the UK on Decca Records under the production of Bunny Lewis.[9] Douglas' version entered the UK singles chart on October 20, 1962, stayed there for twelve weeks and the best position was at #11[10]
- 1962: Connie Francis - included in her album Connie Francis Sings Great Country Hits[11]
- 1962: Kay Starr included in her album Just Plain Country[12]
- 1962: Ray Charles for his album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two
- 1962: Larry Finnegan as a single[13]
- 1964: Eydie Gormé for her album Gormé Country Style[14]
- 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
- 1970: Stonewall Jackson (went to #63)[15]
- 1970: Neil Young (slower version, on After the Gold Rush)
- 1978: Loretta Lynn on episode 308 of The Muppet Show
- 1982: Sammy Davis Jr. on the album What I Got on My Mind[16]
- 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[17]
- 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
- ↑ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 10 - Tennessee Firebird: American country music before and after Elvis. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 157. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll ((2nd Ed.) ed.). New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press. pp. 108&ndash, 109. ISBN 0-306-80683-5.
- ↑ 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 (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ Whitburn, p. 84
- ↑ Chart Stats - Images - Singles - 3279.jpg
- ↑ Chart Stats - Craig Douglas - Og Lonesome Me
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ↑ Larry Finnegan, "Oh Lonesome Me" single release Retrieved June 25, 2015
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ↑ Whitburn, p. 203
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
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