"I'm the Lonely One" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in January 1964. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
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Single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows | ||||
B-side | "Watch What You Do with My Baby" | |||
Released | 31 January 1964 (1964-01-31)[1] | |||
Recorded | 23 November 1963[2] | |||
Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
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Length | 2:16 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gordon Mills | |||
Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
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"I'm the Lonely One" was written by then-Viscounts member Gordon Mills. The B-side, "Watch Watch You Do with My Baby" was written by Elvis Presley songwriters Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye. Both songs were included on the EP Cliff's Palladium Successes.[4]
Reviewing for Disc, Don Nicholl described "I'm the Lonely One" as "a snappy change of pace that will probably do [Richard] a lot of good in the parade. The song skips along infectiously on a good light beat and the hand clapping in the accompaniment will pull you in quickly".[5]
The song did receive some criticism from the press, with one asking why the group had to "sink so low and go all R&B on their latest record? On this disc, they lose all claim to originality". However, Richard said that "actually, it wasn't originally planned as a single. I usually include a couple of rockers on my albums, and this song was cut with that in view, but the beat craze changed our plans."[2]
In April 1964, Richard released a German-language version of "I'm the Lonely One", titled "Zuviel allein (The Lonely One)", with German lyrics by Kurt Hertha and backing vocals by the Botho-Lucas-Quartett. It was released as a double A-side with a German-language version of "Don't Talk to Him", titled "Sag' "no" zu ihm".[6]
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7": Columbia / C 22 707 (Germany)
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 16 |
Canada (CHUM)[8] | 18 |
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[9] | 5 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 9 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 2 |
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 9 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] | 3 |
Norway (VG-lista)[14] | 4 |
South Africa[15] | 1 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 13 |
UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 8 |
US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 92 |
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