"L-O-N-E-L-Y" is a song written and sung by Bobby Vinton, which he released in 1965.L-O-N-E-L-Y - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 18, 2015 The song spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton L-O-N-E-L-Y Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018. while reaching No. 7 on Billboards Pop-Standards Singles chart,Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton L-O-N-E-L-Y Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018."Pop-Standard Singles", Billboard, May 22, 1965. p. 16. Accessed October 18, 2015 and No. 1 on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet"."R.P.M. Play Sheet", RPM Weekly, Volume 3, Ed. 18, June 28, 1965. Accessed October 18, 2015
Cash Box described it as "a lyrical, slow-moving heartfelt tearjerker on which the chanter plaintively offers six reasons for his unhappiness."
Chart performance Chart (1965)PeakpositionCanada - RPM Play Sheet1US Billboard Hot 10022US Billboard Pop-Standard Singles7US Cash Box Top 100"Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, June 12, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved March 25, 2018.20US Record World 100 Top Pops"100 Top Pops", Record World, June 12, 1965. Retrieved March 25, 2018.16
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