Lonely (Eddie Cochran song)

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"Lonely"
Lonely Eddie Cochran London Records 45.png
UK 45 single release on London Records.
Single by Eddie Cochran
from the album Never to Be Forgotten
B-side "Sweetie Pie"
ReleasedAugust 1960
RecordedMay 1958
Genre Doo-wop
Label Liberty 55278
Songwriter(s) Sharon Sheeley
Producer(s) Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran singles chronology
"Three Steps to Heaven"
(1960)
"Lonely"
(1960)
"Weekend"
(1960)

"Lonely" is a song written by Sharon Sheeley and recorded by Eddie Cochran. It was recorded in May 1958 and released posthumously as a single on Liberty F-55278 in August 1960. In the UK the single rose to number 41 on the charts. [1] [2] [3] [4] The U.S. release did not chart. The flip side, "Sweetie Pie", reached number 38 on the UK Singles chart.

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Personnel [5]

Chart performance

Chart (1960)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart41

Notes

  1. Song artist 771 - Eddie Cochran: Tsort music charts history
  2. Lonely. Eddie Cochran. 45cat.
  3. Eddie Cochran - Lonely/Sweetie Pie. Discogs.
  4. Eddie Cochran - Lonely/Sweetie Pie. U.S. release. Discogs.
  5. "Eddie Cochran 1958 sessions at Remember Eddie Cochran". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2012-11-16.

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