"Endlessly" is a 1959 single by Brook Benton. 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.[1] "Endlessly" also was Benton's first chart success in the UK, where it reached #28.[2]
| "Endlessly" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Brook Benton | ||||
| from the album Endlessly | ||||
| B-side | "So Close" | |||
| Released | April 1959 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:19 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis | |||
| Brook Benton singles chronology | ||||
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| "Endlessly" | ||||
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| Single by Sonny James | ||||
| from the album Empty Arms | ||||
| B-side | "Happy Memories" | |||
| Released | September 1970 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis | |||
| Sonny James singles chronology | ||||
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In 1970, country singer Sonny James, 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.[3]
British singer Tom Jones also recorded a version, released on his 1965 debut album Along Came Jones.
Chart performance
editBrook Benton
edit| Chart (1959) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada CHUM Chart[4] | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
Sonny James
edit| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 8 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[5] | 10 |
References
edit- ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2000), 48.
- ^ Rees, Dafydd; Luke Crampton (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing. pp. 192–194. ISBN 0-7894-4613-8.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - June 1, 1959".
- ^ "RPM Top 50 Country - December 19, 1970" (PDF).
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