Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)

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"Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)"
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Single by The Four Knights
Released1953
Recorded1953
Length2:02
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Pat Ballard

"Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" is a popular song. It was written by Pat Ballard and was published in 1953.

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Original recording

The biggest hit version was done by The Four Knights on Capitol Records in 1953. [1] The song reached No. 3 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart, [2] and No. 2 on Cash Box in 1954. [3]

Cover versions

Media culture

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References

  1. "The Four Knights – Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely) / I Couldn't Stay Away From You (1953, Shellac)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. "Best Sellers in Stores". Billboard. March 27, 1954. p. 22.
  3. "The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles: Week ending May 15, 1954".
  4. Bing Crosby through the Years, volume six, 1953-1954, Sepia, 2010
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 177.
  6. Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 163. ISBN   0823076326.
  7. "1954's Top C & W Records". The Billboard. December 25, 1954. p. 17.