Lonely Street (Carl Belew song)

Did You Know?

• Andy Williams's version was ranked No. 49 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959.
• Archie Bleyer's Orchestra played on Andy Williams's recording.
• The song appeared on Andy Williams's 1959 album, Lonely Street.

Other cover versions

Kitty Wells first brought the song to the public as the title track of her 1958 album Lonely Street. In 1962, Patsy Cline included it on Sentimentally Yours, and Johnny Tillotson put it on his album It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'. The Everly Brothers added it to their 1963 collection The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits, while Ray Price featured it on his 1963 album Night Life. Bobby Vinton recorded it for his 1965 release Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights.

Gene Vincent put out his own version as a single in 1966. George Jones cut the song for his 1967 album Walk Through This World with Me, and Tammy Wynette included it on her 1968 album D-I-V-O-R-C-E. That same year, Bing Crosby recorded his interpretation for the album Hey Jude/Hey Bing!. Tony Booth released his take as a single in 1974, which reached number 84 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. Rex Allen, Jr. recorded it for his 1977 album The Best of Rex, and his version climbed to number 8 on the same chart.

Melba Montgomery recorded a version for her 1982 album I Still Care. Emmylou Harris included a recording on her 1989 album Bluebird.