Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)

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"Lonely Boy"
Diana (song).jpg
Single by Paul Anka
B-side "Your Love"
ReleasedMay 11, 1959
RecordedAugust 27, 1958 [1]
Studio Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre Pop
Length2:31
Label ABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s) Paul Anka
Producer(s) Don Costa
Paul Anka singles chronology
"I Miss You So"
(1959)		"Lonely Boy"
(1959)		"Put Your Head on My Shoulder"
(1959)

"Lonely Boy" is a song written and recorded by Paul Anka. [2] Recorded in August 1958 with Don Costa's orchestra in New York, "Lonely Boy" was not released until May 11, 1959. Anka also sang this song in the film Girls Town , which was released in October 1959. When released as a single, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, [3] becoming Anka's first song to do so, although he had earlier topped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart with "Diana". Billboard ranked it as No. 5 for 1959. [4] The song reached No. 2 in the Canadian CHUM Charts. [5]

In 2007, "Lonely Boy" appeared on the Classic Songs (greatest hits) disc of Anka's album Classic Songs, My Way . [6] In 2018, the song was listed at number 235 on the 60th Anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "ABC-Paramount 10022" . Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 12 – Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles . University of North Texas Libraries.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 30.
  4. ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959
  5. ↑ "CHUM Top 20 Singles – June 29, 1959".
  6. ↑ "Classic Songs My Way: Paul Anka: Amazon.ca: Music". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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