Endlessly (Brook Benton song)

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"Endlessly"
Single by Brook Benton
from the album Endlessly
Released1959
Format 7"
Genre Soul
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
Brook Benton singles chronology
"It's Just a Matter of Time"
(1958)
"Endlessly"
(1959)
"Hurtin' Inside"
(1959)
"Endlessly"
Single by Sonny James
from the album Empty Arms
B-side "Happy Memories"
ReleasedSeptember 1970
Genre Country
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Brook Benton
Clyde Otis
Sonny James singles chronology
"Don't Keep Me Hangin' On"
(1970)
"Endlessly"
(1970)
"Empty Arms"
(1971)

"Endlessly" is a 1959 single by Brook Benton. The follow-up to his breakthrough hit "It's Just a Matter of Time", it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its B-side, "So Close", also reached the chart, peaking at number 38. [1] "Endlessly" also was Benton's first chart success in the UK, where it reached #28. [2]

Brook Benton American singer and songwriter

Brook Benton was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, with hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.

<i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 Song chart in U.S

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales, radio play, and online streaming in the United States.

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In 1970, country singer Sonny James, who had topped the country charts with a remake of "It's Just a Matter of Time" earlier in the year, released his version of "Endlessly" as a single. It was James' sixteenth number-one song on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of fourteen weeks on the chart. [3]

Sonny James American musician

Jimmie Hugh Loden, known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial manner, his greatest success came from ballads about the trials of love. James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard #1 singles among his 26 #1 hits. Twenty-one of his albums reached the country top ten from 1964 to 1976. James was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1961 and co-hosted the first Country Music Association Awards Show in 1967. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

British singer Tom Jones also recorded a version, released on his 1965 debut album Along Came Jones .

Tom Jones (singer) Welsh singer

Sir Thomas John Woodward, known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas (1967–2011), and has had several career comebacks, such as his high-profile coaching role on the television talent show The Voice UK from 2012. Jones's powerful voice has been described as a "full-throated, robust baritone".

<i>Along Came Jones</i> (album) 1965 studio album by Tom Jones

Along Came Jones is the 1965 debut album recorded by Tom Jones and included his massive hit single "It's Not Unusual". The album reached No 11. Some of the songs were covers and some were written especially for Jones like the Gordon Mills-penned "The Rose".

Chart performance

Brook Benton

Chart (1959)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles3
US Billboard Hot 10012
UK Singles Chart28

Sonny James

Chart (1970)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 1008
Canadian RPM Country Tracks10

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