Presley's version was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America for a Gold Record Award for 1,000,000 copies sold in the United States in 1983. A month after the song's release, it topped the UK Singles Chart. When 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' was released in November 1960, it was an immediate success in the U.S., topping Billboard's Pop Singles chart and reaching number three on the R&B chart. Its release was delayed by RCA Victor executives, who thought the song did not fit Presley's new (and publicized) style. In April 1960, after Elvis Presley's two-year service in the United States Army, he recorded the song at the suggestion of manager Colonel Tom Parker 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' was Parker's wife, Marie Mott's, favorite song. In 1950, the Blue Barron Orchestra version reached the top twenty on the Billboard's Pop Singles chart. 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. ' Are You Lonesome Tonight?' (sometimes stylized as Are You Lonesome To-night?) is a song written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926.

For other uses, see Are You Lonesome Tonight? (disambiguation).

Personal Backup 6.3.10.0 free instal