Mr. Lonely (album)

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Mr. Lonely
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Studio album by Bobby Vinton
Released December 1964
Genre Pop
Label Epic
Producer Bob Morgan
Bobby Vinton chronology
A Very Merry Christmas
(1964)A Very Merry Christmas1964
Mr. Lonely
(1964)
Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights
(1965)Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

Mr. Lonely was Bobby Vinton's tenth studio album, released in 1964. It was released right after the success of his fourth and final #1 US hit "Mr. Lonely," a 1962 song that was released as a single after its appearance on Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits. Cover versions on this album include "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" and "I'll Never Smile Again". After the success of the single, Vinton released Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights, an album of songs devoted to the subject of loneliness.

Track listing

Side 1
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Mr. Lonely"   Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan 2:40
2. "Always, Always (Yesterday's Love Song)"   Chip Taylor 2:34
3. "Tina"   Bobby Vinton, Lee Morris, Ty Lemley 2:14
4. "Forever Yours I Remain"   Hal David, Burt Bacharach 2:31
5. "Life Goes On"   Paul Evans, Paul Parnes 3:04
6. "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)"   Bernie Wayne, Ben Raleigh 2:34
Side 2
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "A Thing Called Sadness"   Chuck Howard 2:38
2. "The Grass Is Always Greener"   Charlie Rich, Margaret Ann Rich 2:17
3. "I'll Never Smile Again"   Ruth Lowe 2:40
4. "Someone I Used to Know"   Bobby Vinton, Lee Morris 2:12
5. "Satin"   Bobby Vinton, Lee Morris 2:28
6. "It's Better to Have Loved"   Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan 2:42

Album credits

  • Produced by Bob Morgan
  • "Mr. Lonely" arranged and conducted by Robert Mersey
  • "Always, Always (Yesterday's Love Song)" arranged and conducted by Garry Sherman
  • "Tina" arranged and conducted by Charles Calello
  • "Forever Yours I Remain" arranged by Burt Bacharach
  • "Life Goes On" and "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" arranged and conducted by Stan Applebaum
  • "A Thing Called Sadness", "The Grass Is Always Greener", "I'll Never Smile Again" and "It's Better to Have Loved" arranged by Bill Walker

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1965 The Billboard 200 18

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1964 "Mr. Lonely" The Billboard Hot 100 1
1964 "Mr. Lonely" Billboard Adult Contemporary 3

References