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". In March 1950, the Blue Barron Orchestra released "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" with "Penny Wise and Love Foolish" on the B-side, and it peaked at number nineteen on Billboard's Top Pop Singles chart. Although Gene Austin included the song in his shows during the 1930s, he never recorded it. Henry Burr's version peaked at number ten, and Little Jack Little had a hit with the song for Columbia Records. 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".
On July 10, 1927, the Newport Society Orchestra recorded the song with Irving Kaufman the vocalist it was released on Harmony Records (511-H) with "I'm Walkin' On Air". De Leath had the first hit version of the song, which peaked at number four in November. On June 13, Vaughn De Leath recorded the song as the B-side of "It's a Million to One You're in Love" for Edison Records (Ed-52044). The first, by Charles Hart, was recorded on May 9 and released on Harmony Records (431-H) as the B-side of "Sweet Marie". Several versions of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" were recorded in 1927. Problems playing this file? See media help. Billboard reported in 1960 its discovery that it was written by songwriter and vaudeville pianist Dave Dreyer. This recitation is printed on the inside back cover of the original 1927 sheet music, and is sung on Stanley Kirkby's recording in 1928, Al Jolson's recording in 1949 and Blue Barrron recording in 1950 (US top 20 hit). And each must play a part" refers to " All the world's a stage" from William Shakespeare's As You Like It.
They based the bridge on a line in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, and "You know someone said that the world's a stage. The song was written in 1926 by vaudevillians Lou Handman and Roy Turk with three verses, followed by a spoken bridge. Billboard ranked "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" number 81 on its "Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs" list in 2008. "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" was later recorded by several other artists, with versions by Donny Osmond and Merle Haggard becoming top-twenty hits on the pop and country charts respectively. It was upgraded by the RIAA to a 2xPlatinum Record Award for 2,000,000 sales in 1992. 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. It does not store any personal data.For other uses, see Are You Lonesome Tonight? (disambiguation). The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
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