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Mr. Lonely | ||||
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Released | December 1964 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Bob Morgan | |||
Bobby Vinton chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mr. Lonely | ||||
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Mr. Lonely is Bobby Vinton's tenth studio album, released in 1964. It was released right after the success of his fourth and final #1 US hit "Mr. Lonely," a 1962 song that was released as a single after its appearance on Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits . Cover versions on this album include "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" and "I'll Never Smile Again". After the success of the single, Vinton released Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights , an album of songs devoted to the subject of loneliness.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mr. Lonely" | Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan | 2:40 |
2. | "Always, Always (Yesterday's Love Song)" | Chip Taylor | 2:34 |
3. | "Tina" | Bobby Vinton, Lee Morris, Ty Lemley | 2:14 |
4. | "Forever Yours I Remain" | Hal David, Burt Bacharach | 2:31 |
5. | "Life Goes On" | Paul Evans, Paul Parnes | 3:04 |
6. | "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" | Bernie Wayne, Ben Raleigh | 2:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Thing Called Sadness" | Chuck Howard | 2:38 |
2. | "The Grass Is Always Greener" | Charlie Rich, Margaret Ann Rich | 2:17 |
3. | "I'll Never Smile Again" | Ruth Lowe | 2:40 |
4. | "Someone I Used to Know" | Bobby Vinton, Lee Morris | 2:12 |
5. | "Satin" | Bobby Vinton, Lee Morris | 2:28 |
6. | "It's Better to Have Loved" | Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan | 2:42 |
Album – Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1965 | The Billboard 200 | 18 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1964 | "Mr. Lonely" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
1964 | "Mr. Lonely" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 3 |
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