| "Lonely Boy" | ||||
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| Single by Andrew Gold | ||||
| from the album What's Wrong with This Picture? | ||||
| B-side | "Must Be Crazy" | |||
| Released | 11 February 1977 (UK)[1] March 1977 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andrew Gold | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Asher | |||
| Andrew Gold singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Lonely Boy" on YouTube | ||||
"Lonely Boy" is an international hit song from 1977, written and recorded by Andrew Gold in 1976 for his album What's Wrong with This Picture? It spent five months on the American charts, peaking at number seven in both Canada[5] and the United States,[6] the latter for three consecutive weeks on June 11, 18 and 25, 1977,[7][8] and number 11 in the United Kingdom. While "Lonely Boy" was Gold's biggest hit in the US, his "Never Let Her Slip Away" achieved greater success in the UK.
- ^ "Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy".
- ^ "Explore: Soft Rock | Top Songs | AllMusic". AllMusic. 2011-12-13. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Andrew Gold, Billboard Hot 100 – Billboard.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of June 25, 1977 – Billboard.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.