Lonesome Town

"Lonesome Town"
Single by Ricky Nelson
from the album Ricky Sings Again
B-side "I Got a Feeling"
Released August 29, 1958
Genre Rock and roll
Length 2:17
Label Imperial
Writer(s) Baker Knight
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Ricky Nelson singles chronology
"Poor Little Fool"
(1958)
"Lonesome Town"
(1958)
"It's Late"/"Never Be Anyone Else But You"
(1959)

"Lonesome Town" is a song written by Baker Knight. A version sung by Ricky Nelson became a hit single in the United States, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #15 on the R&B chart in 1958.[1] The song was featured on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again.[2]

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References

  1. Ricky Nelson, "Lonesome Town" Chart Positions Retrieved April 7, 2014
  2. Ricky Nelson, Ricky Sings Again Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  3. "Surf Music and Seventies Soul: The Songs of 'Pulp Fiction'". Rolling Stone magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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