| Lonely Island | |
| Cover: | Lonely Island Sam Cooke.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sam Cooke |
| Album: | Hit Kit |
| A-Side: | You Were Made for Me |
| Released: | March 24, 1958 |
| Recorded: | August 23, 1957 Radio Recorders (Los Angeles, California) |
| Genre: | Rhythm and blues, soul |
| Length: | 2:31 |
| Label: | Keen |
| Producer: | Bumps Blackwell |
| Prev Title: | That's All I Need to Know |
| Prev Year: | 1958 |
| Next Title: | Stealing Kisses |
| Next Year: | 1958 |
"Lonely Island" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released on March 24, 1958 by Keen Records. The song peaked at number 10 on Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart, and also charted within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The emphasis of the recording session in which "Lonely Island" was cut was to record ballads. "The sound was pure pop, with the same antiseptic chorus to which [former label [[Specialty Records]] owner] Art [Rupe] had so vociferously objected, and whatever the pedigree of the material, or its limitations, Sam carried off the performance without a hint of hesitation, condescension, or awe," said biographer Peter Guralnick.[1]
| Chart (1958) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 26 | |
| US Hot R&B Sides (Billboard) | 10 |