Oh Lonesome Me Explained

Oh Lonesome Me
Cover:Oh_Lonesome_Me_-_Don_Gibson.jpg
Written:[1] [2]
Published:February 17, 1958 Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.[3]
Type:single
Artist:Don Gibson
Album:Oh Lonesome Me
B-Side:I Can't Stop Loving You
Recorded:[4]
Studio:RCA Victor (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre:Country
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Chet Atkins
Prev Title:Sweet Dreams
Prev Year:1956
Next Title:Blue Blue Day
Next Year:1958
Oh Lonesome Me
Type:single
Artist:The Kentucky Headhunters
Album:Pickin' on Nashville
B-Side:My Daddy Was a Milkman
Released:May 1990
Genre:Country rock, rockabilly, rock and roll, southern rock
Label:Mercury
Producer:The Kentucky Headhunters
Prev Title:Dumas Walker
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Rock 'n' Roll Angel
Next Year:1990

"Oh Lonesome Me" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson with Chet Atkins producing it for RCA Victor in Nashville. Released in 1958, the song topped the country chart for eight non-consecutive weeks. On what became the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at No. 7. It was Gibson's only Top 10 hit on the pop chart.[5] Its B-side was "I Can't Stop Loving You", which peaked at No. 7 on the C&W Jockey charts and became a standard song about unrequited love.[6] The vocal backings on both songs were provided by the Jordanaires.

The Kentucky Headhunters version

The song was covered by The Kentucky Headhunters in 1990. Their version went to number 8, which was the band's highest-peaking single.[7]

Year-end charts

Cover versions

Notes and References

  1. News: Associated Press. 2003-11-19. Don Gibson, 75, Songwriter Known for Country Standards. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-09-09. 0362-4331. 2021-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909192103/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/19/arts/don-gibson-75-songwriter-known-for-country-standards.html. live.
  2. Web site: Staff 11/18/2003. CMT com. Acclaimed Songwriter Don Gibson Dies. 2021-09-09. CMT News. 2021-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909192105/http://www.cmt.com/news/1480477/acclaimed-songwriter-don-gibson-dies/. dead.
  3. Web site: Card .0786. 2021-09-09. vcc.copyright.gov. 2021-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908161729/https://vcc.copyright.gov/browse. live.
  4. Web site: 78/45 Singles - Don Gibson Discography. 2021-09-09. patsyclinediscography.com. 2021-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818070155/http://patsyclinediscography.com/dongibson/don-gibson-singles.php. live.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 157. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. Book: Gillett , Charlie . 1996. The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll. (2nd Ed.). Da Capo Press. New York, N.Y.. 108 - 109. 978-0-306-80683-4.
  7. Whitburn, p. 223
  8. Best of 1990: Country Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. August 23, 2013. December 11, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071211063453/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Country+Songs&g=Year-end+Singles&year=1990. live.
  9. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs. 1959. 2020-08-15. 2024-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20240503221647/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertagids&topUrl=www.discogs.com. live. Retrieved August 15, 2020
  10. Whitburn, p. 84
  11. Web site: Official Charts - Home of the Official UK Top 40 Charts. Officialcharts.com. 27 April 2021. 28 January 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020128035928/https://www.officialcharts.com/. live.
  12. Web site: it's been nice | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com. 27 April 2021. 3 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240503221653/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/It's%20Been%20Nice/?artists=0&albums=0&films=0. live.
  13. Whitburn, p. 203

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