Lonely Man (Elvis Presley song)

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"Lonely Man"
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side"Surrender"
Released27 February 1961
Recorded1961
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood
GenreFolk
Length2:42
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
"
(7 November 1960)
"Surrender" / "Lonely Man"
(1961)
"
Wild in the Country" / "I Feel So Bad
"
(1961)

"Lonely Man" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1961 motion picture Wild in the Country, but eventually dropped from the movie.

The movie was originally titled "Lonely Man", and an excerpt of Elvis singing the song could be seen in its original trailer,[1] but the song was cut before release and the movie's title changed.[2] The background vocals are provided by The Jordanaires.

In 1961 "Lonely Man" was released as the flip side to the single "

RIAA,[4] and also separately entered the top 3 in Hong Kong.[5] Later the song "Lonely Man" was included on Presley's 1968 greatest hits album Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4
.

Writing and release history

The song was written by

20th Century Fox's motion picture Wild in the Country, held November 7–8, 1960, at the Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood.[8]

Charts

Chart (1961) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3][9] 32
US
Cash Box Top 100[10]
82

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