Lonesome Town

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single song

"Lonesome Town" is a melancholic 1958 pop ballad performed by Ricky Nelson that became one of his signature hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedAct Imperial Records ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Records artists
chartPosition UK Singles Chart top 30 ⓘ
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
surface form: US Billboard Hot 100 top 10
composer Baker Knight ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era 1950s pop ⓘ
featuredInstrument guitar ⓘ
string section ⓘ
genre pop ballad ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
hasBside I Got a Feeling ⓘ
hasCriticalReception considered one of Ricky Nelson's signature hits ⓘ
hasMood melancholic ⓘ
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Glen Campbell ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ
The Cramps ⓘ
hasNotableLivePerformanceBy Ricky Nelson ⓘ
hasTheme heartbreak ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
hasVocalBackingBy The Jordanaires ⓘ
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_Town ⓘ
includedInCompilation Greatest Hits of Ricky Nelson ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Ricky Nelson ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 2:15 ⓘ
lyricist Baker Knight ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1958 ⓘ
partOfAlbum Ricky Sings Again ⓘ
performer Ricky Nelson ⓘ
The Jordanaires ⓘ
surface form: Ricky Nelson and the Jordanaires
producer Ozzie Nelson ⓘ
recordedIn 1958 ⓘ
recordLabel Imperial Records ⓘ
releaseFormat 7-inch single ⓘ
side A-side ⓘ
usedInFilmOrTV Heroes ⓘ
Pulp Fiction ⓘ
The Wonder Years ⓘ
vocalStyle crooning ⓘ

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Ricky Nelson → notableWork → Lonesome Town ⓘ