Seven Lonely Days
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| "Seven Lonely Days" | ||||
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| Single by Georgia Gibbs | ||||
| B-side | "If You Took My Heart Away" | |||
| Released | February 1953 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriters | Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, Marshall Brown | |||
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"Seven Lonely Days" is a song written by Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, and Marshall Brown. It was originally recorded by American singer Georgia Gibbs with orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser and the Yale Bros. choir in December 1952 and released in February 1953,[1] peaking at number 5 in the US chart.[2]
The song was later performed by The Pinetoppers And The Marlin Sisters,[3] Bonnie Lou, The Crows with Viola Watkins,[4] Gisele MacKenzie, Ivo Robić,[5] Kitty Wells, The Teddy Bears, Patsy Cline, Ken Mellons, The Migil 5,[6] Wanda Jackson, Dave Dudley, Dan Folger,[7] Jean Shepard, Owen Gray,[8] Lynn Anderson, Debbie,[9][10] Fred Stuger,[11][12] Sheila & B.Devotion, Mario Cavallero et son orchestre (with Karine Miet),[13][14] Kristi Rose and the Midnight Walkers, k d lang,[15][16] Kelly Willis,[17] Petty Booka, Kirsten Siggaard, Smoking Popes, The Ranch Girls & Their Ragtime Wranglers,[18][19] Wenche Hartmann, Cowslingers, and Marti Brom.[20] The melody is the basis for the popular 1954 Mandarin Shidaiqu song "Give Me a Kiss" (給我一個吻) by Zhang Lu,[21] and a 1965 Cantonese pop song "Typhoon Signal No. 10" (十號風波) by Tang Kee-chan and Lee Wai (李慧).[22]
| Chart (1953) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
Bonnie Lou version
| "Seven Lonely Days" | ||||
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| Single by Bonnie Lou | ||||
| from the album Bonnie Lou Sings | ||||
| B-side | "Just Out of Reach" | |||
| Released | March 1953 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | King | |||
| Songwriters | Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, Marshall Brown | |||
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Country music and rock and roll singer Bonnie Lou released the song as a single in March 1953. It peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Magazine Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes chart[23] and was later included on her 1958 album, Bonnie Lou Sings.
Chart performance
| Chart (1953) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot C&W in Juke Boxes | 7 |