"Lonely Man" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1961 motion picture ''Wild in the Country'', but eventually dropped from the movie.
The movie was originally titled "Lonely Man", and an excerpt of Elvis singing the song could be seen in its original trailer,
but the song was cut before release and the movie's title changed.
The background vocals are provided by The Jordanaires.
In 1961 "Lonely Man" was released as the flip side to the single "Surrender (Elvis Presley song), Surrender". In the United States, "Lonely Man" peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while "Surrender" reached number 1.
Both were certified Platinum by the RIAA,
and also separately entered the top 3 in Hong Kong.
Later the song "Lonely Man" was included on Presley's 1968 greatest hits album ''Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4''.
Writing and release history
The song was written by Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus and published by Gladys Music, Inc.
It was recorded by Elvis Presley during the soundtrack sessions for 20th Century Fox's motion picture ''Wild in the Country'', held November 7–8, 1960, at the Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood.
Charts
References
External links
Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - Surrender / Lonely Manat Discogs
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1961 songs
1961 singles
Elvis Presley songs
RCA Records singles
Songs written by Bennie Benjamin
Songs written by Sol Marcus