Lonely Again

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"Lonely Again"
Lonely Again Eddy Arnold Single.png
German release cover
Single by Eddy Arnold
from the album Lonely Again
B-side "Love on My Mind"
ReleasedJanuary 1967
Genre Country-Pop [1]
Length2:40
Label RCA Victor
47-9080
Songwriter Jean Chapel
Producer Chet Atkins [2]
Eddy Arnold singles chronology
"The First Word"
(1966)		"Lonely Again"
(1967)		"Misty Blue"
(1967)
"Lonely Again"
Lonely Again by Connie Francis.png
A-side of the single
Single by Connie Francis
from the album My Heart Cries for You
B-side "When You Care A Lot For Someone"
ReleasedSeptember 1967
RecordedMid 1967
Genre
Length2:58
Label MGM
K 13814
Songwriter Jean Chapel
Producer Bob Morgan [5]
Connie Francis singles chronology
"My Heart Cries for You"
(1967)		"Lonely Again"
(1967)		"My World Is Slipping Away"
(1967)

"Lonely Again" is a 1967 song written by Jean Chapel. "Lonely Again" became a number-one country hit for Eddy Arnold while also charting on the easy listening and non-rock charts via Connie Francis.

Contents

Eddy Arnold version

Release and reception

"Lonely Again" was released as a seven-inch single in January 1967 by RCA Victor Records. [6] It was backed by another country themed song, [1] "Love on My Mind" on the B-side, [6] which never saw an album inclusion. The single was advertised as a "great new hit ballad". [7] [2]

Cashbox reviewed the single in the late January and stated that Eddy Arnold "is currently enjoying the hottest streak of his career and threatens to continue burning up the track with 'Lonely Again.' Once again big pop-country action looms as the songster delivers a lovely, bittersweet ballad with sure artistry. The magazine also described the B-side, “Love on My Mind,” as a "happy-go-lucky charmer." [1]

Record World shortly said that "Arnold with strings and a very pretty ballad means big country sales and most likely big pop sales." [8]

Chart performance

"Lonely Again" went to number one on the country charts for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [9] The song also saw much success on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, where it peaked at No. 11, [10] and had success on the pop charts too, peaking at No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100. [11]

Connie Francis version

Background

By late 1967 Francis only scored minor hits, and the main chart she had success with, was the Adult Contemporary chart. [12] The new single followed a period of declining chart performance for Francis, [13] so she partnered up with producer Bob Morgan once again, and for the B-side with writers Benny Davis and Murray Mencher, who wrote her 1962 No. 1 hit Don't Break the Heart That Loves You. [5] "Lonely Again" was the second-to-last of five singles that she released that year. It was produced only by Bob Morgan, [5] and arranged by Herb Bernstein on the A-side and Joe Mazzu on the B-side. [14]

Release and reception

"Lonely Again" was released as a seven-inch single in September 1967 by MGM Records. [14] It was backed by another ballad-country themed song, [3] "When You Care A Lot For Someone" on the B-side, [14] which never saw an album inclusion. The single was given a positive critical response following its release;

Record World said that "Connie Francis takes the attractive country tune, 'Lonely Again', and turns it into a silken torchant for widespread sales". [4]

Cashbox reviewed the single in the late September and stated "Intriguing melody line and the powerful belting vocal session that Connie Francis pours on in this reading of 'Lonely Again' should take hold of the pop market with added sales impetus imparted from good music outlets." The magazine also said that the "chanteuse’s showing will put her back on top. Enticing ballad flip also." [3]

Chart performance

"Lonely Again" debuted on Billboard magazine's Easy Listening chart on October 14, 1967, peaking at No. 22 during a seven-week run on the chart. [12] The single debuted on the Record World Top Non-Rock chart on October 21, 1967 at No. 38, [15] peaking at No. 21 on November 25. [16]

Track listing

7" vinyl single [14] [3]

Other cover versions

Charts

Chart performance for "Lonely Again" by Eddy Arnold
Chart (1967)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles [9] 1
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [10] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 87
Chart performance for "Lonely Again" by Connie Francis
Chart (1967)Peak
position
US Billboard Easy Listening [12] 22
US Record World Top Non-Rock [16] 21

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cashbox magazine, January 28, 1967. Country Reviews, The Cashbox Bullseye, page 59. Retrieved January 4 via worldradiohistory.com.
  2. 1 2 Eddy Arnold, "Lonely Again" Single Release Retrieved December 31, 2025
  3. 1 2 3 4 Cashbox magazine, September 30, 1967. Record Reviews, The Cashbox Pick of the Week, page 36. Retrieved January 4 via worldradiohistory.com.
  4. 1 2 "Record World "Singles of the Week"" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 22, no. 1060. September 30, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved December 31, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  5. 1 2 3 Connie Francis, "Lonely Again" Single Release Retrieved December 31, 2025
  6. 1 2 "Lonely Again"/"Love on My Mind" (7" vinyl single) (Media notes). Eddy Arnold. RCA Victor Records. January 1967. 47-9080.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ RCA Victor Records advertisements
  8. ↑ "Record World "Country Single Reviews"" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 21, no. 1025. January 28, 1967. p. 38. Retrieved December 31, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  9. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 31.
  10. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 23.
  11. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Record Research. ISBN   978-0898202052.
  12. 1 2 3 "Connie Francis – Adult Contemporary chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  13. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Record Research. pp. 317–318. ISBN   978-0898202052.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Lonely Again"/"When You Care A Lot For Someone" (7" vinyl single) (Media notes). Connie Francis. MGM Records. September 1967. K 13814.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ↑ "Record World "Top Non-Rock"" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 22, no. 1063. October 21, 1967. p. 113. Retrieved December 31, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  16. 1 2 "Record World "Top Non-Rock"" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 22, no. 1068. November 25, 1967. p. 22. Retrieved December 31, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
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