music.wikisort.org - Composition"Like Strangers" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant,[2] which was a hit single for The Everly Brothers in 1960. The song was later a country hit for Gail Davies in 1980.
1960 single by The Everly Brothers
"Like Strangers" |
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B-side | "Brand New Heartache" |
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Released | 1960 |
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Recorded | February 18, 1960 |
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Genre | Pop |
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Length | 1:59 |
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Label | Cadence |
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Songwriter(s) | Boudleaux Bryant[1] |
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The Everly Brothers version
The Everly Brothers released the song on their album The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers in spring of 1960,[3][4] and as a single in autumn of that year.[5] It spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,[6] while reaching No. 11 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart,[7] and No. 32 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[8]
Chart (1960-1961) |
Peak position |
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[8] |
32 |
UK Record Retailer[7] |
11 |
UK New Musical Express[9] |
16 |
US Billboard Hot 100[6] |
22 |
US Cash Box Top 100[10] |
25 |
Gail Davies version
Gail Davies released a cover of the song in 1980 as a single and on the album The Game.[11] Davies' version reached No. 21 on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles" chart,[12][13] No. 17 on the Record World Country Singles chart,[14] No. 20 on the Cash Box Top 100 Country chart,[15] and No. 52 on Canada's RPM Country 75 Singles chart.[16]
References
- Like Strangers - By: The Everly Brothers, MusicVF.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- "Discourse", Billboard, October 24, 1960. p. 34. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers [Cadence 1960] – The Everly Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "Reviews of This Week's LP's", Billboard, May 9, 1960. p. 39. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "Reviews of This Week's Singles", Billboard, October 17, 1960. p. 37. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- Hot 100 - The Everly Brothers Like Strangers Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- Everly Brothers - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 3, 2018
- "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of December 5, 1960. Chart No. 188". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard, January 30, 1961. p. 56. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 10, 1960". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "The Game – Gail Davies". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- Hot Country Songs - Gail Davies Like Strangers Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, May 3, 1980. p. 34. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "Record World Country Singles", Record World, May 17, 1980. p. 56. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "Cash Box Top 100 Country", Cash Box, May 10, 1980. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "Country 75 Singles", RPM, Volume 33, No. 8, May 17, 1980. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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