Oh Lonesome Me (album)
1958 studio album by Don Gibson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oh Lonesome Me is a studio album by American country singer Don Gibson, released in 1958. It is an example of the beginning of the Nashville Sound. On November 17, 1958, it was rated No. 1 on Billboard magazine's "Favorite C&W Albums" based on the magazine's annual poll of country and western disc jockeys.[3]
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Released | April 1958 | |||
Recorded | June and December 1957, February 1958 | |||
Studio | RCA Studio B, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
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The title song reached the Top 10 and also topped the country chart. Its B-side was "I Can't Stop Loving You" which became a standard song for unrequited love.[4]
The title song has been covered many times, most notably by Neil Young as part of the 1970 LP, After the Goldrush. M. Ward and Lucinda Williams performed it in 2009 for Hold Time.