"Seven Lonely Days" | ||||
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Single by Georgia Gibbs | ||||
B-side | "If You Took My Heart Away" | |||
Released | January 1953 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, Marshall Brown | |||
Georgia Gibbs singles chronology | ||||
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"Seven Lonely Days" is a song written by Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, and Marshall Brown. It was originally recorded by American singer Georgia Gibbs with orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser and the Yale Bros. choir in December 1952 and released in January 1953, [1] peaking at number 5 in the US chart. [2]
The song was later performed by The Pinetoppers And The Marlin Sisters, [3] Bonnie Lou, The Crows with Viola Watkins, [4] Gisele MacKenzie, Ivo Robić, [5] Kitty Wells, The Teddy Bears, Patsy Cline, The Migil 5, [6] Wanda Jackson, Dave Dudley, Dan Folger, [7] Jean Shepard, Owen Gray, [8] Lynn Anderson, Debbie, [9] [10] Fred Stuger, [11] [12] Sheila & B.Devotion, Mario Cavallero et son orchestre (with Karine Miet), [13] [14] Kristi Rose and the Midnight Walkers, k d lang, [15] [16] Kelly Willis, [17] Petty Booka, Kirsten Siggaard, Smoking Popes, The Ranch Girls & Their Ragtime Wranglers, [18] [19] Wenche Hartmann, Cowslingers, and Marti Brom. [1] The melody is the basis for the popular Chinese song "Give Me a Kiss" (给我一个吻). [20]
Chart (1953) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
"Seven Lonely Days" | ||||
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Single by Bonnie Lou | ||||
from the album Bonnie Lou Sings | ||||
B-side | "Just Out of Reach" | |||
Released | March 1953 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | King | |||
Songwriter(s) | Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, Marshall Brown | |||
Bonnie Lou singles chronology | ||||
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Country music and rock and roll singer Bonnie Lou released the song as a single in March 1953. It peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Magazine Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes chart [21] and was later included on her 1958 album, Bonnie Lou Sings.
Chart (1953) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot C&W in Juke Boxes | 7 |
"Seven Lonely Days" | |
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Single by Gisele MacKenzie | |
A-side | "Till I Waltz Again With You" |
Released | July 1953 |
Label | Capitol |
Songwriter(s) | Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, Marshall Brown |
Canadian singer Gisele MacKenzie performed her own version of Seven Lonely Days in July 1953. It reached the sixth place in the UK Singles Chart. [2]
Chart (1953) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 6 |
"Seven Lonely Days" | ||||
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Single by Jean Shepard | ||||
from the album Seven Lonely Days | ||||
B-side | "Invisible Tears" | |||
Released | August 1969 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Jean Shepard singles chronology | ||||
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In 1969, Jean Shepard released a version from her album Seven Lonely Days. It was her first single to become a major hit since 1967's "Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long". Shepard's versions reached number 18 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart and number 34 on the RPM Country Singles chart. [21]
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 18 |
Canadian RPM Country Singles | 34 |
Gisèle MacKenzie was a Canadian-American singer, actress, and commercial spokesperson, best known for her performances on the US television program Your Hit Parade.
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