"Endlessly" is a 1959 single by
Brook Benton
Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), better known as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960 ...
. The follow-up to his breakthrough hit "
It's Just a Matter of Time", it reached number 12 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. Its B-side, "So Close", also reached the chart, peaking at number 38. "Endlessly" also was Benton's first chart success in the UK, where it reached #28.
In 1970, country singer
Sonny James
Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, " Young Love", topping both of the early versions of today's ''Billboard'' ...
, who had topped the country charts with a remake of "It's Just a Matter of Time" earlier in the year, released his version of "Endlessly" as a single. It was James' sixteenth number-one song on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.
British singer
Tom Jones also recorded a version, released on his 1965 debut album ''
Along Came Jones''.
Chart performance
Brook Benton
Sonny James
References
1959 singles
1970 singles
Brook Benton songs
Sonny James songs
Songs written by Brook Benton
Songs written by Clyde Otis
Mercury Records singles
Capitol Records singles
1959 songs
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