Oh Lonesome Me is a studio album by American country singer Don Gibson, released in 1958. It is an example of the beginning of the Nashville Sound. On November 17, 1958, it was rated No. 1 on Billboard magazine's "Favorite C&W Albums" based on the magazine's annual poll of country and western disc jockeys.[3]

Oh Lonesome Me
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1958
RecordedJune and December 1957, February 1958
StudioRCA Studio B, Nashville
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins
Don Gibson chronology
Songs by Don Gibson
(1958)
Oh Lonesome Me
(1958)
No One Stands Alone
(1958)
Singles from Oh Lonesome Me
  1. "Oh Lonesome Me"
    Released: December 1957
  2. "I Can't Stop Loving You"
    Released: 1958
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

The title song reached the Top 10 and also topped the country chart. Its B-side was "I Can't Stop Loving You" which became a standard song for unrequited love.[4]

The title song has been covered many times, most notably by Neil Young as part of the 1970 LP, After the Goldrush. M. Ward and Lucinda Williams performed it in 2009 for Hold Time.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Don Gibson except as noted

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad Bad Day" 2:38
2."Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)"Boudleaux Bryant2:32
3."I Can't Leave" 2:15
4."I Can't Stop Loving You" 2:37
5."Blues in My Heart"Jenny Lou Carson, Red Foley2:40
6."Sweet, Sweet Girl" 1:53
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Blue Blue Day" 1:56
8."Heartbreak Avenue"Mel Foree2:45
9."We Could"Bryant2:31
10."Oh Lonesome Me" 2:32
11."Too Soon to Know" 2:36
12."If You Don't Know It" 2:14
1998 Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Give Myself a Party" (1958) 2:30
14."Who Cares (For Me)" (1959) 2:13
15."Just One Time" (1960) 2:03
16."Sea of Heartbreak" (1961)Paul Hampton, Hal David2:30

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 742.
  3. ^ "Favorite C&W Albums". The Billboard. November 17, 1958. p. 22.
  4. ^ Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll ((2nd Ed.) ed.). New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-306-80683-5.