I'm the Lonely One

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"I'm the Lonely One"
EMI Studios, London
Genre
Length2:16
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Gordon Mills
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard and the Shadows singles chronology
"
Maria No Mas
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(1963) 		"I'm the Lonely One"
(1964) 		"
Constantly (L'Edera)
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(1964)

"I'm the Lonely One" is a song by

UK Singles Chart.[4]

Background and release

"I'm the Lonely One" was written by then-Viscounts member Gordon Mills. The B-side, "Watch Watch You Do with My Baby" was written by Elvis Presley songwriters Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye. Both songs were included on the EP Cliff's Palladium Successes.[5]

Reviewing for Disc, Don Nicholl described "I'm the Lonely One" as "a snappy change of pace that will probably do [Richard] a lot of good in the parade. The song skips along infectiously on a good light beat and the hand clapping in the accompaniment will pull you in quickly".[6]

The song did receive some criticism however, with one letter to the music press asking why the group had to "sink so low and go all R&B on their latest record? On this disc, they lose all claim to originality". However, Richard said that "actually, it wasn't originally planned as a single. I usually include a couple of rockers on my albums, and this song was cut with that in view, but the beat craze changed our plans."[2]

In April 1964, Richard released a German-language version of "I'm the Lonely One", titled "Zuviel allein (The Lonely One)", with German lyrics by Kurt Hertha and backing vocals by the Botho-Lucas-Quartett. It was released as a double A-side with a German-language version of "Don't Talk to Him", titled "Sag' "no" zu ihm".[7]

Track listing

7": Columbia / DB 7203

  1. "I'm the Lonely One" – 2:16
  2. "Watch What You Do with My Baby" – 2:04

7": Columbia / C 22 707 (Germany)

  1. "Zuviel allein" – 2:16
  2. "Sag' "no" zu ihm" – 2:53

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 16
Canada (CHUM)[9] 18
Denmark (
Danmarks Radio)[10]
 5
Finland (
Suomen virallinen lista)[11]
 9
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 4
South Africa[16] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[4]
 8
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 92

References

  1. New Musical Express
    . 17 January 1964. p. 6. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5
    .
  4. ^ a b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ Cliff Richard And The Shadows - I'm The Lonely One, retrieved 3 August 2021
  6. ^ "Cliff changes pace for latest disc" (PDF). Disc. 31 January 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ISBN 0-646-44439-5
    .
  9. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade Week of May 4, 1964". 4 May 1964. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "danskehitlister.dk". 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ISBN 95-168-0321-0
    .
  12. ^ "Cliff Richard and the Shadows – I'm the Lonely One" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'm the Lonely One". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Cliff Richard and the Shadows – I'm the Lonely One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ^ "Cliff Richard and the Shadows – I'm the Lonely One". VG-lista.
  16. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 4 July 1964. p. 26. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  17. ^ Johansson, Carl-Owe (1980). Rock Around the Clock - Saturday Night Fever 1955-1978. Vara, Sweden: Dominique muzic-club.
  18. ^ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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