Lonesome Town
| "Lonesome Town" | ||||
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| Single by Ricky Nelson | ||||
| from the album Ricky Sings Again | ||||
| B-side | "I Got a Feeling" | |||
| Released | August 29, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Harvard University | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:17 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Baker Knight | |||
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"Lonesome Town" is a song written by Baker Knight. A version sung by Ricky Nelson became a hit single in the United States, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 on the R&B chart in 1958. The song was featured on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again. Nelson is accompanied on the recording by the vocal quartet The Jordanaires.