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Vocal written and equanimous past Lou Handman and Roy Turk; first recorded past Charles Hart

"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
Are You Lonesome Tonight - Charles Hart.jpg
Unmarried by Charles Hart
B-side "Sweetness Marie"
Released 1927
Recorded May 9, 1927
Genre Traditional pop
Length three:10
Label Harmony Records
Songwriter(s) Lou Handman, Roy Turk

"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (sometimes stylized as Are You Lonesome To-nighttime?) is a vocal written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926. It was recorded several times in 1927—first by Charles Hart, with successful versions by Vaughn De Leath, Henry Burr, and the duet of Jerry Macy and John Ryan. In 1950 the Blue Barron Orchestra version reached the top twenty on the Billboard's Pop Singles nautical chart.

In April 1960, after Elvis Presley'south two-yr service in the United States Regular army, he recorded the song at the suggestion of managing director Colonel Tom Parker; "Are Yous Lonesome Tonight?" was Parker'south wife, Marie Mott's, favorite song. Its release was delayed past RCA Victor executives, who thought the vocal did non fit Presley's new (and publicized) style. When "Are You Lonesome This night?" was released in November 1960 information technology was an firsthand success in the U.S., topping Billboard's Pop Singles chart and reaching number iii on the R&B chart. A month after the song'southward release, information technology topped the Uk Singles Chart. Presley's version was certified by the Recording Industry Clan of America for a Gilt Record Laurels for 1,000,000 copies sold in the United States in 1983. Information technology was upgraded by the RIAA to a 2xPlatinum Record Accolade for 2,000,000 sales in 1992.

"Are Yous Lonesome Tonight?" was afterwards recorded by several other artists, with versions by Donny Osmond and Merle Haggard condign elevation-xx hits on the pop and land charts respectively. Billboard ranked "Are You lot Lonesome This evening?" number 81 on its "Hot 100 All-Time Meridian Songs" list in 2008.

Composition and early versions [edit]

The vocal was written in 1926 by vaudevillians Lou Handman and Roy Turk with 3 verses, followed by a spoken bridge. They based the span on a line in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci,[one] and "You lot know someone said that the globe'south a stage. And each must play a function" refers to "All the world's a stage" from William Shakespeare's Every bit You Like It.[ii] This recitation is printed on the within dorsum cover of the original 1927 sheet music, and is sung on Stanley Kirkby's recording in 1928, Al Jolson'due south recording in 1949[iii] and Blueish Barrron recording in 1950 (US peak xx striking). Billboard reported in 1960 its discovery that it was written by songwriter and vaudeville pianist Dave Dreyer.[4]

Several versions of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" were recorded in 1927. The first, by Charles Hart, was recorded on May 9 and released on Harmony Records (431-H)[5] as the B-side of "Sweet Marie".[six] On June 13, Vaughn De Leath recorded the song as the B-side of "It's a Million to One You're in Beloved" for Edison Records (Ed-52044).[vii] De Leath had the first hit version of the vocal, which peaked at number iv in Nov.[6] On July 10, 1927, the Newport Society Orchestra recorded the vocal with Irving Kaufman the vocaliser; it was released on Harmony Records (511-H) with "I'chiliad Walkin' On Air".[8] A version by the duet of Jerry Macy and John Ryan was released on Okeh Records (Ok-40866) as the B-side of "Carolina Mine".[nine] Henry Burr's version peaked at number ten,[10] and Little Jack Little had a hit with the song for Columbia Records.[11] Although Factor Austin included the song in his shows during the 1930s, he never recorded information technology.[i]

In March 1950, the Blue Barron Orchestra released "Are Y'all Lonesome Tonight?" with "Penny Wise and Honey Foolish" on the B-side, and information technology peaked at number nineteen on Billboard's Top Pop Singles nautical chart. In April Don Cornell released a version without the narrative bridge as the B-side of his RCA Victor single, "Stay With the Happy People".[12] Billboard called it a: "dreamy waltz ... (that) gets constructive treatment (on the recording)". Based on votes sent to Billboard, the song received 78 points from disc jockeys, 78 from tape dealers, 79 from jukebox operators and 78 points overall; on the magazine's 100-indicate scale, information technology was rated "Good".[thirteen] Al Jolson recorded a version with the spoken span on April 28, 1950, in Los Angeles; Gordon Jenkins conducted the orchestra.[14] With "No Sad Songs For Me" on the B-side, information technology was released by Decca Records in June. According to Billboard, although the version was "revived" by Jolson'southward "schmaltz style" his recitation of the bridge was "hamboned". Based on votes sent to the mag, the vocal received 71 points from disc jockeys, 71 from tape dealers and 71 from jukebox operators; with an overall score of 71, it was rated "Good".[15] In 1958 Jim Flaherty's Western Caravan recorded the song on the world wide web.frankierecords.com/ label, with B-side My Foolish Heart sung by Maury Dubois. This version with vocals by Howie Stange gained quite a following in New England, mainly due to Jim Flaherty'southward tireless promoting. At the November 1959 DJ Convention held in Nashville, Jim Flaherty handed Chet Atkins a copy of song with the encouragement of getting "that kid down south (Elvis Presley) who is shaking things upwards" to tape it.[16] In 1959, Jaye P. Morgan released the song on MGM Records, with "Miss Y'all" on the B-side,[17] and her version peaked at number 65 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart.[18]

Elvis Presley's version [edit]

"Are You lot Lonesome Tonight?"
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Elvis Presley single - cover art).jpg

U.s.a. unmarried sleeve
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side "I Gotta Know"
Released November 1, 1960
Recorded April 4, 1960 (RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Pop
Length 3:07
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Producer(s) Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"It's Now or Never"
(1960) 		"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
(1960) 		"Surrender"
(1961)
Elvis Presley UK singles chronology
"It's At present or Never"
(1960) 		"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
(1960) 		"Wooden Heart"
(1961)
Music video
"Are Yous Lonesome This evening?" (audio) on YouTube
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In the concluding months of his service in the United states of america Army, Elvis Presley began experimenting with new material in apprehension of his return to recording.[nineteen] His kickoff recording session was scheduled for March 20, 1960,[20] and RCA'southward Studio B had recently been equipped with a new three-rail recorder.[21] To amend the recording of Presley's voice, engineer Beak Porter had Telefunken U-47 microphones installed.[22] A follow-up session was scheduled for April.[23]

During the pick of material for the sessions, Presley'due south manager, Colonel Tom Parker, suggested "Are Y'all Lonesome This evening?". The favorite song of Parker's wife, Marie Mott (who knew the song from Gene Austin'south act, since he was also managed at the time by her husband),[24] it was the simply time he intervened in Presley's choice of repertoire. Presley returned to the studio with his band, consisting of Scotty Moore, drummer D. J. Fontana, pianist Floyd Cramer, guitarist Hank Garland, bassist Bobby Moore, percussionist Buddy Harman, and the Jordanaires, on April three.[25]

After the eight songs Parker needed for Elvis Is Back! were recorded, Presley moved on to his manager's request. At iv am on April iv, the vocalist began recording "Are You Lonesome This night?", accompanied past acoustic guitar, drums, bass, and the backup group. He asked everyone else in the studio to leave the session, told Chet Atkins to turn the lights out, and performed the song with the spoken span. After the second take, Presley said to producer Steve Sholes, "Throw that tune out; I can't exercise it justice". Sholes told engineer Pecker Porter to ignore Presley's guild and asked the singer to do a new take, explaining that the Jordanaires had bumped into their microphone stand while recording in the dark. Presley performed the song once more, and that take became the principal for the unmarried.[26]

Release and reception [edit]

"Are Yous Lonesome Tonight?" was non released for several months while RCA executives decided if the ballad reflected Presley'southward new style, but they and Parker ultimately decided to release the song. It was released equally a single on November 1, 1960, with "I Gotta Know" on the B-side, and pressing was assigned to plants in New Jersey, Indianapolis and Los Angeles. Copies (with a sleeve featuring a grinning Presley in a chartreuse shirt against a blue background) were sent to 5,000 disc jockeys. Orders for the single began at 900,000 copies the first week and climbed to one,200,000 during the 2d.[27]

The song debuted on Billboard's Summit xl at number 35 on November 14, moved a week later to number two and topped the chart by November 28 (replacing Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs' "Stay"). Presley's 15th nautical chart-topping single,[28] it held the top position until January 9, 1961.[29] "Are You Lonesome This evening?" peaked at number iii on the R&B chart, remaining on it for 10 weeks.[30] The song topped the Cash Box singles chart[31] and reached number 45 on the Greenbacks Box land singles chart.[32] A calendar month subsequently its UK release it topped the UK Singles Chart.[33] Three months later on its release, the single had sales of two 1000000 copies worldwide; that twelvemonth, the Recording Industry Association of America certified it gold.[27]

A November 7, 1960 Billboard review chosen Presley'due south rendition a "warm and touching operation".[34] In a later review, AllMusic praised Presley's song range, calling "Are You Lonesome This night?" a "tender ... sugary ballad ... full of soul and intense and intimate ability" defining "one of Presley'due south darkest moments".[35]

Legacy [edit]

The success of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" fabricated the song one of Presley's live staples. He performed information technology live for the get-go time on March 25, 1961, at a Bloch Loonshit benefit in Honolulu for the USS Arizona Memorial, i of Presley'due south four live performances between his return from the Ground forces and his shift in career focus to interim.[36]

Returning to music in 1968, Presley included the song on his playlist for the NBC special Elvis and performed it live the following year during his first Las Vegas engagement.[37] A version of the song, recorded on Baronial 26, 1969, and documenting Presley altering the words of the narration ("Practise you gaze at your baldheaded head and wish you had hair") and laughing through the residue of the bridge, was released in 1980 equally role of the Elvis Aron Presley box set.[38] In 1982 this "laughing version" was a radio hit in the United Kingdom and reached number 25 on the British Singles Chart.[33]

A very emotional version of "Are Yous Lonesome Tonight?" was performed and filmed in 1972 at Hampton Roads. This show was filmed for the documentary Elvis On Tour, however the song was not included in that picture only released with other outtakes in 1992 on the home video release "Elvis- The Lost Performances".

A version filmed at Elvis' last tour was included in the 1977 CBS special Elvis in Concert, circulate afterwards Elvis' expiry.

On March 27, 1992, the RIAA certified "Are You Lonesome This night?" double platinum.[39] In 2008 (the 50th anniversary of Billboard'due south Hot 100), the song was number 81 on the magazine's "Hot 100 All-Fourth dimension Top Songs" list.[40]

Chart performance [edit]

Later versions [edit]

  • Frank Sinatra recorded "Are Y'all Lonesome Tonight?" without the spoken bridge for his 1962 album, All Solitary,[49]
  • The Lettermen included the song on their 1964 album She Cried.[50]
  • Pat Boone recorded a version (likewise without the spoken bridge) in 1966 for his album, Memories.[51]
  • Doris Mean solar day recorded the song on June 6, 1967, for The Dear Album.[52]
  • Donny Osmond'southward 1973 version is a B-side to his recording of beau pop standard "When I Fall in Dearest".[53]
  • Merle Haggard's comprehend on his 1977 anthology My Good day to Elvis peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Top State Singles.[54]
  • John Schneider released a version in 1983 which peaked at number 53 on the State Singles nautical chart.[54]
  • Bryan Ferry's version of "Are Y'all Lonesome Tonight?" was role of the soundtrack for 1992's Honeymoon in Vegas.[55]

The Presley version was used in the classic film A Brighter Summer Mean solar day by Edward Yang, which was rated the twelfth-best Chinese-language film of all time past the 24th Hong Kong Moving-picture show Awards in 2005.[56] [57] The championship of the film comes from a (misheard) lyric in the Presley recording.[58]

In popular culture [edit]

  • In the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker comedy moving-picture show Height Secret!, musician Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) performs a version of the vocal with a guitar. Though it begins with a conventional sound, it quickly turns into a parody that acts as an advertising jingle for the retailer chain Macy'south ("...is your heart filled with hurting / will y'all come back again / shop at Macy's and love me this night.").
  • Comedian Sam Kinison performed the song several times in diverse talk show appearances, including a memorable 1989 performance on The This evening Show Starring Johnny Carson.[59] Kinison begins by singing a straight, serious cover of the song before descending into angry ranting during the spoken bridge, punctuated by his trademark scream, before suddenly returning to a serious encompass again at the song'southward conclusion.

Nautical chart performance [edit]

Twelvemonth Artist Chart Peak position
1927 Vaughn De Leath Top selling records four
Henry Burr Top selling records x
1950 Blueish Barron Orchestra Billboard Pop Singles 19
1959 Jaye P. Morgan Billboard Pop Singles 65
1960 Elvis Presley Billboard Pop Singles 1
Billboard R&B singles 3
Cash Box Singles 1
Greenbacks Box Country Singles 45
United kingdom Singles Chart i
1974 Donny Osmond Billboard Popular Singles 14
1977 Merle Haggard Billboard Hot Country Singles 12
1982 Elvis Presley U.k. Singles Chart 25
1983 John Schneider Billboard Hot Country Singles 53
2005 Elvis Presley Britain Singles Chart two

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