"Seven Lonely Days" is a song written by Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, and
Marshall Brown. It was originally recorded by American singer
Georgia Gibbs
Georgia Gibbs (born Frieda Lipschitz; August 17, 1918December 9, 2006) was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. Already singing publicly in her early teens, Gibbs achieved acclaim and notoriety in the mid-1950s interp ...
with orchestra conducted by
Glenn Osser and the Yale Bros. choir in December 1952 and released in January 1953,
peaking at number 5 in the
US chart.
The song was later performed by The Pinetoppers And The Marlin Sisters,
Bonnie Lou
Mary Joan Okum (née Kath; October 27, 1924 – December 8, 2015), known by her performing name Bonnie Lou, was an American musical pioneer, recognized as one of the first female rock and roll singers. She is also one of the first artists to gain ...
,
The Crows
The Crows were an American R&B singing group formed in 1951 who achieved commercial success in the 1950s. The group's first single and only hit, " Gee", released in June 1953, has been credited with being the first rock n’ roll hit by a rock ...
with Viola Watkins,
Gisele MacKenzie
Gisèle MacKenzie (born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche; January 10, 1927 – September 5, 2003)
Accessed April 2010 ...
,
Ivo Robić
Ivo Robić (28 January 1923 – 9 March 2000) was a Croatian singer-songwriter.
Domestic career
Robić began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb. He performed during World War II o ...
,
Kitty Wells
Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a barrier to women in country music with her 1952 hit recording " It Wasn't God ...
,
The Teddy Bears
The Teddy Bears were an American pop music group. They were record producer Phil Spector's first vocal group.
History
Following graduation from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California, Phil Spector became obsessed with "To Know Him Is t ...
,
Patsy Cline
Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, Patrice, or Patricia). Among I ...
,
The Migil 5,
Wanda Jackson
Wanda LaVonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is an American singer and songwriter. Since the 1950s, she has recorded and released music in the genres of rock, country and gospel. She was among the first women to have a career in rock and roll, ...
,
Dave Dudley,
Dan Folger,
Jean Shepard
Ollie Imogene "Jean" Shepard (November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016) was an American honky-tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which ...
,
Owen Gray
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,
Lynn Anderson,
Debbie
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* Debbie Allen, American actress, choreographer and film director
* Debbie Armstrong, American athlete
* ...
,
Fred Stuger,
Sheila & B.Devotion, Mario Cavallero et son orchestre (with Karine Miet), Kristi Rose and the Midnight Walkers,
k d lang,
Kelly Willis
Kelly may refer to:
Art and entertainment
* Kelly (Kelly Price album)
* Kelly (Andrea Faustini album)
* ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap
* "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland
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,
Petty Booka
Petty Booka is a Japanese musical group that consists of two women, Petty and Booka, who sing and play ukulele. Most of the band's early output consisted of cover versions of Hawaiian ukulele classics. The two also do many covers of well-known roc ...
, Kirsten Siggaard, Smoking Popes, The Ranch Girls & Their Ragtime Wranglers, Wenche Hartmann, Cowslingers, and Marti Brom.
The melody is the basis for the popular Chinese song "Give Me a Kiss" (给我一个吻).
Original chart performance
Bonnie Lou version
Country music
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and
rock and roll
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singer
Bonnie Lou
Mary Joan Okum (née Kath; October 27, 1924 – December 8, 2015), known by her performing name Bonnie Lou, was an American musical pioneer, recognized as one of the first female rock and roll singers. She is also one of the first artists to gain ...
released the song as a single in March 1953. It peaked at number 7 on the ''
Billboard Magazine
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''
Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes chart
and was later included on her 1958 album, ''Bonnie Lou Sings''.
Chart performance
Gisele MacKenzie version
Canadian singer
Gisele MacKenzie
Gisèle MacKenzie (born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche; January 10, 1927 – September 5, 2003)
Accessed April 2010 ...
performed her own version of ''Seven Lonely Days'' in July 1953. It reached the sixth place in the
UK Singles Chart
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.
Chart performance
Jean Shepard version
In 1969,
Jean Shepard
Ollie Imogene "Jean" Shepard (November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016) was an American honky-tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which ...
released a version from her album ''Seven Lonely Days''. It was her first single to become a major hit since 1967's "
Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long". Shepard's versions reached number 18 on the ''
Billboard Magazine
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''
Hot Country Singles
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sa ...
chart and number 34 on the ''
RPM
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Standards
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'' Country Singles chart.
Chart performance
References
{{Georgia Gibbs
1953 singles
Bonnie Lou songs
Jean Shepard songs
Songs with lyrics by Earl Shuman
1953 songs
Mercury Records singles
King Records (United States) singles
Capitol Records singles
1969 singles
Sheila (singer) songs