Mr. Lonely (album)

Mr. Lonely
Studio album by Bobby Vinton
Released	December 1964
Genre	Pop
Label	Epic
Producer	Bob Morgan
Bobby Vinton chronology
A Very Merry Christmas (1964) Mr. Lonely (1964) Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights (1965)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mr. Lonely was Bobby Vinton's tenth studio album, released in 1964. It was released right after the success of his fourth and final #1 US hit "Mr. Lonely," a 1962 song that was released as a single after its appearance on Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits. Cover versions on this album include "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" and "I'll Never Smile Again". After the success of the single, Vinton released Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights, an album of songs devoted to the subject of loneliness.

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mr. Lonely"	Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan	2:40
2.	"Always, Always (Yesterday's Love Song)"	C. Taylor	2:34
3.	"Tina"	Bobby Vinton, Lee Morris, Lemley	2:14
4.	"Forever Yours I Remain"	Hal David, Burt Bacharach	2:31
5.	"Life Goes On"	Paul Evans, Paul Parnes	3:04
6.	"Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)"	Bernie Wayne, Ben Raleigh	2:34

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Thing Called Sadness"	Chuck Howard	2:38
2.	"The Grass Is Always Greener"	Charlie Rich, Margaret Ann Rich	2:17
3.	"I'll Never Smile Again"	Ruth Lowe	2:40
4.	"Someone I Used to Know"	Bobby Vinton, Lee Morris	2:12
5.	"Satin"	Bobby Vinton, Lee Morris	2:28
6.	"It's Better to Have Loved"	Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan	2:42

Album credits

• Produced by Bob Morgan
• "Mr. Lonely" arranged and conducted by Robert Mersey
• "Always, Always (Yesterday's Love Song)" arranged and conducted by Garry Sherman
• "Tina" arranged and conducted by Charles Calello
• "Forever Yours I Remain" arranged by Burt Bacharach
• "Life Goes On" and "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" arranged and conducted by Stan Applebaum
• "A Thing Called Sadness", "The Grass Is Always Greener", "I'll Never Smile Again" and "It's Better to Have Loved" arranged by Bill Walker

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1965	The Billboard 200	18

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1964	"Mr. Lonely"	The Billboard Hot 100	1
1964	"Mr. Lonely"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	3

References

1. ^ Allmusic review