Lonely Street (Carl Belew song)

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"Lonely Street"
Single by Andy Williams
from the album Lonely Street
B-side "Summer Love"
Released September 1959
RecordedAugust 23, 1959 [1]
Genre Easy Listening
Length2:46
Label Cadence 1370
Songwriter(s) Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S. Stevenson
Andy Williams singles chronology
"The Hawaiian Wedding Song"
(1958)
"Lonely Street"
(1959)
"The Village of St. Bernadette"
(1959)

"Lonely Street" is a 1956 song written by Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, and W.S. Stevenson, originally performed by Belew, and later by Dave Rich. [2]

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Andy Williams recording

Its most successful rendition was by Andy Williams, whose version reached #5 on the Billboard chart and #20 on the R&B chart in 1959. [3] The song appeared on his 1959 album, Lonely Street . [4] Archie Bleyer's Orchestra played on the song.

The song was ranked #49 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959. [5]

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