Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)
"Lonely Boy" | ||||
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Single by Paul Anka | ||||
B-side | "Your Love" | |||
Released | 1959 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:31 | |||
Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
Writer(s) | Paul Anka | |||
Paul Anka singles chronology | ||||
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"Lonely Boy" is a song written and recorded by Paul Anka[1] in 1959. Anka sang this song in the film Girls Town. When released as a single, it topped the Billboard Hot 100,[2] becoming Anka's first song to do so, although he had earlier topped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart with "Diana". Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1959.[3]
The song was covered in 1971 by Billy "Crash" Craddock, which was released on the album Knock Three Times. Donny Osmond had a 1972 single revival of the song, charting as the B-side to his hit single, "Why".
In 2007, "Lonely Boy" appeared on the Classic Songs (greatest hits) disc of Anka's album Classic Songs, My Way.[4]
See also
References
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External links
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