That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome explained

That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome
Type:single
Artist:Bill Anderson
B-Side:"The Thrill of My Life"
Recorded:August 1958
Studio:Bradley Studio
Label:Decca
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:City Lights
Prev Year:1958
Next Title:Ninety-Nine
Next Year:1959

"That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" is a song written and recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in December 1958 via Decca Records and became a major hit. A similar version was released by American country artist Ray Price the same year via Columbia Records.

Bill Anderson version

"That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" was recorded at the Bradley Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records.[1]

"That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" was released as a single by Decca Records in December 1958.[2] It spent a total of 17 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart before reaching number 12 in February 1959. It became Anderson's first major hit as a music artist and his first charting record.[3] It was not first released on a proper album. However, seven years later, it appeared on his compilation From This Pen.[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[4]

Chart performance

Ray Price version

That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome
Type:single
Artist:Ray Price
B-Side:"Kissing Your Picture Is So Cold"
Studio:Columbia Studio
Label:Columbia
Producer:Don Law
Prev Title:City Lights
Prev Year:1958
Next Title:Heartaches by the Number
Next Year:1959

"That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" was recorded at the Columbia Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Don Law.

"That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" was released as a single by Columbia Records in December 1958.[5] It spent a total of 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart before reaching number 7 in February 1959. It was one of many top ten hits for Price on the Columbia label and was followed by several number one hits as well.[6] It was not first released on a proper album.[2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[7]

Chart performance

Notes and References

  1. Anderson . Bill . From This Pen (Album Information and Liner Notes) . . June 1965.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" chart history . . 21 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Bill Anderson -- That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" (1958, Vinyl) . . November 1958 . 21 July 2020.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesomr" (Ray Price) chart history . . 21 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Ray Price -- "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" (1958, Vinyl) . . 21 July 2020.