Lonely Too Long

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"Lonely Too Long"
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CD-Single cover
Single by Patty Loveless
from the album The Trouble with the Truth
B-side "Feelin' Good About Feelin' Bad"
ReleasedAugust 24, 1996 (1996-08-24)
RecordedSeptember 1995
Genre Country
Length4:34
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Mike Lawler, Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn
Producer(s) Emory Gordy Jr.
Patty Loveless singles chronology
"A Thousand Times a Day"
(1996)
"Lonely Too Long"
(1996)
"She Drew a Broken Heart"
(1996)

"Lonely Too Long" is a song written by Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn and Mike Lawler, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in August 1996 as the third single from her eight album, The Trouble with the Truth (1996). It charted for 20 weeks on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of November 16, 1996.

Contents

The song was originally recorded by Doug Stone, whose version was never released. [1]

Critical reception

Reviews of the song were positive. Larry Flick from Billboard noted that Loveless' voice "exudes a variety of emotion on this well-written tune". [2] Wendy Newcomer from Cash Box wrote, "Loveless’ delicate explanation of “the morning after” is as inviting and seductive as the night before in “Lonely Too Long”. “Well good morning/Tell me how did you sleep last night/You’re still smiling/So we must have done something right...” With a voice as honest and forthcoming and Loveless’, listeners will find it hard to turn her away." [3]

Charts

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References

  1. ASCAP search "Lonely Too Long"
  2. Flick, Larry (August 31, 1996). "Reviews". Billboard : 116.
  3. Newcomer, Wendy (September 7, 1996). "Country Music" (PDF). Cash Box . p. 21. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9926." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. November 25, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  5. "Patty Loveless Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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