"Like Strangers" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant,[2] which was a hit single for The Everly Brothers in 1960. The song was later a country hit for Gail Davies in 1980.
| "Like Strangers" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Everly Brothers | ||||
| from the album The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers | ||||
| B-side | "Brand New Heartache" | |||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 1:59 | |||
| Label | Cadence | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Boudleaux Bryant[1] | |||
| The Everly Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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The Everly Brothers version
editThe Everly Brothers released the song on their album The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers in spring of 1960,[3][4] and as a single in autumn of that year.[5] It spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,[6] while reaching No. 11 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart,[7] and No. 32 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[8]
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1960–1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[8] | 32 |
| UK Record Retailer[7] | 11 |
| UK New Musical Express[9] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 22 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[10] | 25 |
Gail Davies version
edit| "Like Strangers" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Gail Davies | ||||
| from the album The Game | ||||
| B-side | "Love Is Living Around Us" | |||
| Released | February 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Boudleaux Bryant | |||
| Gail Davies singles chronology | ||||
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Gail Davies released a cover of the song in 1980 as a single and on the album The Game.[11] Davies' version reached No. 21 on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles" chart,[12][13] No. 17 on the Record World Country Singles chart,[14] No. 20 on the Cash Box Top 100 Country chart,[15] and No. 52 on Canada's RPM Country 75 Singles chart.[16]
References
edit- ^ Like Strangers - By: The Everly Brothers, MusicVF.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ "Discourse", Billboard, October 24, 1960. p. 34. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers [Cadence 1960] – The Everly Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Reviews of This Week's LP's", Billboard, May 9, 1960. p. 39. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Reviews of This Week's Singles", Billboard, October 17, 1960. p. 37. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Hot 100 - The Everly Brothers Like Strangers Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Everly Brothers - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 3, 2018
- ^ a b "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of December 5, 1960. Chart No. 188". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard, January 30, 1961. p. 56. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 10, 1960". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "The Game – Gail Davies". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Hot Country Songs - Gail Davies Like Strangers Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, May 3, 1980. p. 34. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Record World Country Singles", Record World, May 17, 1980. p. 56. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Country", Cash Box, May 10, 1980. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Country 75 Singles", RPM, Volume 33, No. 8, May 17, 1980. Retrieved April 3, 2018.