Blue Side of Lonesome
1966 single by Jim Reeves
"Blue Side of Lonesome" | ||||
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Single by Jim Reeves | ||||
from the album The Blue Side of Lonesome | ||||
B-side | "It Hurts So Much (To See You Go)" | |||
Released | July 1966 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Leon Payne | |||
Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
Jim Reeves singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue Side of Lonesome" is a song written and recorded by Leon Payne in 1960.[1]
Jim Reeves Recording
It is most famously known from the posthumous 1966 single by Jim Reeves. Reeves had previously recorded this song on his 1962 album, The Country Side of Jim Reeves. The single was Reeves' fifth posthumous release to reach number one on the U.S. country music chart. "Blue Side of Lonesome" stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of nineteen weeks on the chart.[2]
Chart performance
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 59 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles[4] | 68 |
South Africa[5] | 6 |
Cover Versions
- George Jones also released a version on his 1966 album, Love Bug.[6]
References
- ^ "Leon Payne – Blue Side of Lonesome (1960, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1960.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 286.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 699.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 10, 1966" (PDF).
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Songs (A-B)".
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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Jim Reeves
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- Singing Down the Lane (1956)
- Bimbo (1957)
- Jim Reeves (1957)
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- God Be with You (1959)
- Songs to Warm the Heart (1959)
- According to My Heart (1960)
- The Intimate Jim Reeves (1960)
- He'll Have to Go (1960)
- Tall Tales and Short Tempers (1961)
- Talkin' to Your Heart (1961)
- The Country Side of Jim Reeves (1962)
- A Touch of Velvet (1962)
- We Thank Thee (1962)
- Gentleman Jim (1963)
- The International Jim Reeves (1963)
- Good 'n' Country (1963)
- Twelve Songs of Christmas (1963)
- Kimberley Jim (1964)
- Moonlight and Roses (1964)
- The Jim Reeves Way (1965)
- Yours Sincerely, Jim Reeves (1966)
- Blue Side of Lonesome (1967)
- My Cathedral (1967)
- A Touch of Sadness (1968)
- Jim Reeves—and Some Friends (1969)
- Jim Reeves Writes You a Record (1971)
- Jim Reeves on Stage (1968)
- The Best of Jim Reeves (1964)
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (1964)
- Up Through the Years (1965)
- The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II (1965)
- The Best of Jim Reeves Volume III (1969)
- Something Special (1971)
- 40 Golden Greats (1975)
- Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves (1982)
- "Mexican Joe"
- "Bimbo"
- "I Love You"
- "Am I Losing You"
- "Yonder Comes a Sucker"
- "Four Walls"
- "Anna Marie"
- "Blue Boy"
- "Billy Bayou"
- "He'll Have to Go"
- "The Blizzard"
- "Stand at Your Window"
- "Adios Amigo"
- "Welcome to My World"
- "Love Is No Excuse"
- "I Guess I'm Crazy"
- "I Love You Because"
- "I Won't Forget You"
- "This Is It"
- "Is It Really Over?"
- "Distant Drums"
- "Blue Side of Lonesome"
- "I Won't Come In While He's There"
- "When You Are Gone"
- "Missing You"
- "Am I That Easy to Forget"
- "Don't Let Me Cross Over"
- "Have You Ever Been Lonely?"
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