Sonny James - Only The Lonely - 1969

"Only The Lonely" was recorded on November 21, 1968 and was released on December 30, 1968.
Here is what Sonny James said about "Only The Lonely":
"“Only The Lonely”, This again fit my style of guitar playing and also the repeats in the background. They were just perfect for using the sounds that I use on record and this was a case of I was really looking for material to fit this style and about that time I wanted to do a song that really did fit me. Of course the song was written by two gentleman. One I've known for years since Odessa Texas, Roy Orbison you know and it had never been a Country record and I just applied it to my style of singing. Where Roy, when they were doing it they used kind of a big drum sound you know and they'd use...it was definitely pointed toward the Pop field, the Rock field and I just figured the song was so good that it would be a Country record and it turned out that way."