The Last Word in Lonesome

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The Last Word in Lonesome
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Studio album by
Eddy Arnold
Released1966
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Producer Chet Atkins
Eddy Arnold chronology
I Want to Go with You
(1966)		The Last Word in Lonesome
(1966)		 Somebody Like Me
(1966)

The Last Word in Lonesome is an album by American country music singer Eddy Arnold. It was released by RCA Victor in 1966. The music was arranged and conducted by Bill Walker. Chet Atkins was the producer. [1]

Contents

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on July 30, 1966, peaked at No. 1, and remained on the chart for a total of 26 weeks. [2] On the Billboard Top LPs it peaked at No. 46 during a twenty two-week stay on the chart. [3] The album debuted on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Albums chart in the issue dated August 13, 1966, peaking at No. 62 during a seven-week run on the chart. [4]

Reception

In the UK Melody Maker said that it's a "lightweight album from Eddy Arnold, an artist who walks the thin line between pop and country and never seems to slip completely down into either." Continuing "Here he sings mainly sadly romantic songs in various tempos; simple arrangements vocally and instrumental with an irritating cooing vocal group at times." The magazine believed that "Misty Blue" is the best track, and also noted other ones like "After the Laughter" and "Lonesome Is Me". [5]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars. [6] Reviewer Greg Adams wrote: "If country music was moving uptown in the '60s, The Last Word in Lonesome saw it comfortably ensconced in a Manhattan penthouse, sipping champagne and bragging about its golf scores." [6]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Misty Blue"
  2. "Here Comes My Baby"
  3. "Why"
  4. "Long, Long Friendship"
  5. "That's a Lie"
  6. "A Thing Called Sadness"

Side B

  1. "The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me" (Roger Miller)
  2. "Don't Touch Me"
  3. "The Other Side of Lonely"
  4. "My Home Town Sweetheart"
  5. "Millions of Roses"
  6. "After the Laughter (Comes the Tears)"

Charts

Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Country LPs [2] 1
US Billboard Top LPs [3] 46
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums [4] 62

References

  1. ↑ "Eddy Arnold - The Last Word in Lonesome". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 9. ISBN   0898201241.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 12. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W. (1975). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p. 10. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Anon. (April 15, 1967). "Album Reviews by Melody Maker" (PDF). Melody Maker . p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2025– via WorldRadioHistory.
  6. 1 2 "The Last Word in Lonesome". AllMusic . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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