Lonely Street

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Lonely Street is Andy Williams's fifth studio album and was released at the end of 1959 on Cadence Records. The album grew up around the hit Lonely Street, a song from Nashville that label boss Archie Bleyer had heard at the Everly Brothers' home. Bleyer conducted the recording on 23 August 1959, and the single reached number 5 in the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself was put together during an engagement in New Orleans, with pianist Dave Grusin and guitarist John Abate.

The songs are about lost love and loneliness. The singer makes greater use of the low, misty register of his voice. One critic suspected that he was inspired by Frank Sinatra's concept albums, such as In the Wee Small Hours. Lonely Street was his first record on the Billboard albums chart and reached number 38. AllMusic gave it four and a half stars.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Autumn Leaves3:39Apple Music ↗
2. 2You Don't Know What Love Is2:53Apple Music ↗
3. 3In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning2:42Apple Music ↗
4. 4I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry2:41Apple Music ↗
5. 5Gone With the Wind2:05Apple Music ↗
6. 6Summer Love2:51Apple Music ↗
7. 7When Your Lover Has Gone3:29Apple Music ↗
8. 8Say It Isn't So3:16Apple Music ↗
9. 9Unchained Melody2:44Apple Music ↗
10. 10Willow Weep for Me2:54Apple Music ↗
11. 11I'm So Alone2:21Apple Music ↗
12. 12Lonely Street2:46Apple Music ↗

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