Lonely Nights
| "Lonely Nights" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Mickey Gilley | ||||
| from the album You Don't Know Me | ||||
| Released | September 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Stewart Harris and Keith Stegall | |||
| Producer(s) | Jim Ed Norman | |||
| Mickey Gilley singles chronology | ||||
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For the song by the German hard rock band Scorpions, see Face the Heat.
"Lonely Nights" is a song written by Keith Stegall and Stewart Harris, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in September 1981 as the second single from the album You Don't Know Me. "Lonely Nights" would become Mickey Gilley's thirteenth number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for one week and stayed a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (1981–1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 137.
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| Preceded by "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" by Juice Newton |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single February 6, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight" by Eddie Rabbitt |
| Preceded by "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" by Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single February 27, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Only One You" by T. G. Sheppard |