Oh Lonesome Me

"Oh Lonesome Me" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson with Chet Atkins^[1] producing it for RCA Victor in Nashville. Released in 1958, the song topped the country chart for eight non-consecutive weeks in addition to reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] Its B-side was "I Can't Stop Loving You", which peaked at No. 7 on the C&W Jockey charts and became a standard song about unrequited love.^[3] The vocal backings on both songs were provided by the Jordanaires.

The Kentucky Headhunters version

The song was covered by The Kentucky Headhunters in 1990. Their version went to number 8, which was the band's highest-peaking single.^[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	19
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	73

Cover versions

1961: Johnny Cash (went to #13)^[8]
1962: Craig Douglas released a cover version in Great Britain on Decca Records under the production of Bunny Lewis.^[9] Douglas' version entered the British singles charts on October 20, 1962, stayed there for twelve weeks and the best position was as # 11.^[10]
1962: Connie Francis - included in her album Connie Francis Sings Great Country Hits^[11]
1962: Kay Starr included in her album Just Plain Country^[12]
1962: Ray Charles for his album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two
1962: Larry Finnegan as a single^[13]
1964: Eydie Gormé for her album Gormé Country Style^[14]
1965: Per Myrberg Swedish version named "Stackars Mej"
1965: Bing Crosby - included in his album Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits
1970: Stonewall Jackson (went to #63)^[15]
1970: Neil Young (slower version, on After The Gold Rush)
1978: Loretta Lynn on episode 308 of The Muppet Show
1982: Sammy Davis Jr. on the album What I Got on My Mind^[16]
1992: Mexican Banda group Banda Vallarta Show covered this song in their album Esa Chica Me Vacila
2000: Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel, on compilation album Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records
2002: Anne Murray - including in her album Country Croonin'
2003: Tony Christie - recorded for his album Country Roads^[17]
2007: Southern Culture On The Skids
2009: M. Ward included in the album Hold Time

References

↑ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 10 - Tennessee Firebird: American country music before and after Elvis. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 157. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll ((2nd Ed.) ed.). New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-306-80683-5.
↑ Whitburn, p. 223
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7997." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 18, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "The Kentucky Headhunters – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for The Kentucky Headhunters.
↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ Whitburn, p. 84
↑ Chart Stats - Images - Singles - 3279.jpg
↑ Chart Stats - Craig Douglas - Og Lonesome Me
↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
↑ Larry Finnegan, "Oh Lonesome Me" single release Retrieved June 25, 2015
↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
↑ Whitburn, p. 203
↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" by Johnny Cash	C&W Best Sellers in Stores number one single April 14, 1958 - May 26, 1958 June 16, 1958	Succeeded by "All I Have to Do Is Dream" by The Everly Brothers "Guess Things Happen That Way" by Johnny Cash
Preceded by "Gone" by Ferlin Husky	Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores number-one single of the year 1958	Succeeded by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton

Don Gibson
Studio albums	Oh Lonesome Me No One Stands Alone That Gibson Boy
Collaboration albums	Dottie and Don
Notable singles	"Sweet Dreams" "Oh Lonesome Me" "I Can't Stop Loving You" "Blue Blue Day" "I'm Movin' On" "Just One Time" "Sea of Heartbreak" "Woman (Sensuous Woman)" "Snap Your Fingers"
Collaboration singles	"Rings of Gold" "Till I Can't Take It Anymore"
Related articles	Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson

Johnny Cash
Studio albums	With His Hot and Blue Guitar Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous The Fabulous Johnny Cash Greatest! Songs of Our Soil Sings Hank Williams Now, There Was a Song! Now Here's Johnny Cash The Sound of Johnny Cash All Aboard the Blue Train Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash I Walk the Line Orange Blossom Special Everybody Loves a Nut Happiness Is You Old Golden Throat More of Old Golden Throat Hello, I'm Johnny Cash The World of Johnny Cash Man in Black A Thing Called Love Any Old Wind That Blows Ragged Old Flag The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me John R. Cash Look at Them Beans One Piece at a Time The Last Gunfighter Ballad I Would Like to See You Again Gone Girl Silver Rockabilly Blues The Baron The Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny 99 Rainbow Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series Water from the Wells of Home Boom Chicka Boom The Mystery of Life American Recordings Unchained American III: Solitary Man American IV: The Man Comes Around Personal File American V: A Hundred Highways American VI: Ain't No Grave Out Among the Stars
Concept albums	Ride This Train Blood, Sweat and Tears Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian Sings the Ballads of the True West From Sea to Shining Sea America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song The Johnny Cash Children's Album The Rambler
Gospel albums	Hymns by Johnny Cash Hymns from the Heart The Holy Land The Gospel Road (film soundtrack) Sings Precious Memories A Believer Sings the Truth Believe in Him Return to the Promised Land (video soundtrack) My Mother's Hymn Book
Christmas albums	The Christmas Spirit The Johnny Cash Family Christmas Classic Christmas Johnny Cash Country Christmas
Collaborations	The Lure of the Grand Canyon Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter Johnny Cash and His Woman The Legend of Jesse James The Survivors Live Highwayman Class of '55 Heroes Highwayman 2 The Road Goes on Forever VH1 Storytellers
Live albums	At Folsom Prison At San Quentin The Johnny Cash Show På Österåker Strawberry Cake Koncert v Praze (In Prague–Live) At Madison Square Garden A Concert Behind Prison Walls
Non-gospel soundtracks	I Walk the Line Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Compilations	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Heart of Cash Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Sunday Morning Coming Down International Superstar Five Feet High and Rising Destination Victoria Station Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Unissued Johnny Cash Johnny & June Tall Man Encore Biggest Hits The Man in Black 1954–1958 The Man in Black 1959–1962 Come Along and Ride This Train The Essential Johnny Cash (1992) Wanted Man The Man in Black 1963–1969 The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits 16 Biggest Hits Love, God, Murder The Essential Johnny Cash (2002) Unearthed The Legend The Legend of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash: Patriot 16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II The Complete Columbia Album Collection
Songs	"25 Minutes to Go" "Seasons of My Heart" "Any Old Wind That Blows" "The Ballad of Boot Hill" "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" "Big River" "Blistered" "A Boy Named Sue" "Busted" "Cat's in the Cradle" "Cocaine Blues" "Cry! Cry! Cry!" "Daddy Sang Bass" "Dark as a Dungeon" "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" "Engine 143" "Flesh and Blood" "The Folk Singer" "Folsom Prison Blues" "Forty Shades of Green" "Get Rhythm" "Goodnight, Irene" "Green, Green Grass of Home" "Greystone Chapel" "Guess Things Happen That Way" "Hey, Porter" "Home of the Blues" "Hurt" "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" "I Love You Because" "I Still Miss Someone" "I Walk the Line" "If I Had a Hammer" "If I Were a Carpenter" "In My Life" "In the Jailhouse Now" "It Ain't Me Babe" "Jackson" "Kate" "The Man Comes Around" "Man in Black" "The Matador" "Oh Lonesome Me" "One Piece at a Time" "Oney" "Orange Blossom Special" "The One on the Right Is on the Left" "Remember the Alamo" "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" "Ring of Fire" "Rock Island Line" "So Doggone Lonesome" "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" "Tennessee Flat Top Box" "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" "A Thing Called Love" "Understand Your Man" "What Is Truth" "What'd I Say"
Television	The Johnny Cash Show
Family	June Carter Cash John Carter Cash Rosanne Cash Carlene Carter Vivian Liberto Tommy Cash Carter Family
Related	Albums discography Singles discography Sun Records discography The Highwaymen Carter Family Fold Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words Cash: The Autobiography Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music Walk the Line We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash Ring of Fire (2013 film) Ring of Fire (musical) My Father and the Man in Black Dyess, Arkansas The Tennessee Three
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We Five
Beverly Bivens Michael Stewart Jerry Burgan Pete Fullerton Bob Jones Debbie Burgan'
Studio albums	You Were on My Mind Make Someone Happy The Return of We Five Catch the Wind Take Each Day as It Comes
Singles	"You Were on My Mind" "Let's Get Together" "My Favorite Things" "Walk On By" "Catch the Wind"
B-Sides	"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" "Somewhere Beyond the Sea" "Somewhere" "The First Time" "Here Comes the Sun" "Oh Lonesome Me"
Cover Songs	"Can't Help Falling in Love" "The Inch Worm" "Our Day Will Come" "Softly As I Leave You" "Soon It's Gonna Rain" "Tonight"

The Kentucky Headhunters
Greg Martin Doug Phelps Fred Young Richard Young James Harrison Anthony Kenney Mark S. Orr Ricky Lee Phelps
Studio albums	Pickin' on Nashville Electric Barnyard Rave On!! That'll Work (with Johnnie Johnson) Stompin' Grounds Songs from the Grass String Ranch Soul Big Boss Man Dixie Lullabies
Compilation albums	The Best of The Kentucky Headhunters: Still Pickin' Flying Under the Radar Authorized Bootleg: Live – Agara Ballroom – Cleveland, Ohio
Notable singles	"Dumas Walker" "Oh Lonesome Me" "Rock 'n' Roll Angel" "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" "Let's Work Together" "Blue Moon of Kentucky" "Dixie Fried" "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" "Singin' the Blues" "Big Boss Man" "Chug-a-Lug" "Take These Chains from My Heart"
Related articles	Discography Brother Phelps Mercury Records

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