| Like Strangers | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Everly Brothers |
| Album: | The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers |
| B-Side: | Brand New Heartache |
| Released: | 1960 |
| Recorded: | 1960 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Cadence |
| Prev Title: | So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) |
| Prev Year: | 1960 |
| Next Title: | Walk Right Back |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
"Like Strangers" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant,[1] which was a hit single for The Everly Brothers in 1960. The song was later a country hit for Gail Davies in 1980.
The Everly Brothers released the song on their album The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers in spring of 1960,[2] [3] and as a single in autumn of that year.[4] It spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,[5] while reaching No. 11 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart,[6] and No. 32 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[7]
| Chart (1960–1961) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) | 32 | |
| UK Record Retailer | 11 | |
| UK New Musical Express[8] | 16 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 22 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 25 |
| Like Strangers | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gail Davies |
| Album: | The Game |
| B-Side: | Love Is Living Around Us |
| Released: | February 1980 |
| Recorded: | 1979 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Prev Title: | Blue Heartache |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Good Lovin' Man |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
Gail Davies released a cover of the song in 1980 as a single and on the album The Game.[10] Davies' version reached No. 21 on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles" chart,[11] [12] No. 17 on the Record World Country Singles chart,[13] No. 20 on the Cash Box Top 100 Country chart,[14] and No. 52 on Canada's RPM Country 75 Singles chart.[15]