The Lonesomest Lonesome

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Studio album by
Released1972
Genre Country
Label Columbia
Producer Don Law
Ray Price chronology
Welcome to My World
(1971)
The Lonesomest Lonesome
(1972)
Ray Price's All-Time Greatest Hits
(1972)

The Lonesomest Lonesome is a studio album by country music artist Ray Price. It was released in 1972 by Columbia Records (catalog no. KC-31546).

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on August 5, 1972, peaked at No. 3, and remained on the chart for a total of 16 weeks. It included the No. 2 hit single, "The Lonesomest Lonesome". [1]

AllMusic gave the album two-and-a-half stars. [2]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "The Lonesomest Lonesome"
  2. "But I Was Lying"
  3. "One Night to Remember"
  4. "Just the Other Side of Nowhere"
  5. "Empty Chairs"
  6. "Time"

Side B

  1. "That's What Leaving's About"
  2. "Wake Up Yesterday"
  3. "Over"
  4. "This House"
  5. "Oh, Lonesome Me"

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References

  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 138. ISBN   0898201241.
  2. "The Lonesomest Lonesome". AllMusic . Retrieved December 16, 2020.