Endlessly (Brook Benton song)
| "Endlessly" | ||||
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| Single by Brook Benton | ||||
| from the album Endlessly | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Writer(s) | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis | |||
| Brook Benton singles chronology | ||||
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| "Endlessly" | ||||
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| Single by Sonny James | ||||
| from the album Empty Arms | ||||
| B-side | "Happy Memories" | |||
| Released | September 1970 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) |
Brook Benton Clyde Otis | |||
| Sonny James singles chronology | ||||
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"Endlessly" is a 1959 single by Brook Benton. The follow-up to his breakthrough hit "It's Just a Matter of Time", it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its B-side, "So Close", also reached the chart, peaking at number 38.[1] "Endlessly" also became Benton's first chart success in the UK, where it reached #28.[2]
In 1970, country singer Sonny James, who had topped the country charts with a remake of "It's Just a Matter of Time" earlier in the year, released his version of "Endlessly" as a single. It became James' sixteenth number-one song on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.[3]
British singer Tom Jones also recorded a version, released on his 1965 debut abum Along Came Jones.
Chart performance
Brook Benton
| Chart (1959) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 28 |
Sonny James
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 8 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 10 |
References
- ↑ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2000), 48.
- ↑ Rees, Dafydd; Luke Crampton (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing. pp. 192–194. ISBN 0-7894-4613-8.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
| Preceded by "Fifteen Years Ago" by Conway Twitty |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single November 28-December 12, 1970 |
Succeeded by "Coal Miner's Daughter" by Loretta Lynn |
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