"Lonely Avenue"
Single by Ray Charles
from the album Yes Indeed!
A-side"Lonely Avenue"
B-side"Leave My Woman Alone"
Released1956
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:36
LabelAtlantic 8025
Songwriter(s)Doc Pomus
Producer(s)Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler
Ray Charles singles chronology
"Mary Ann"
(1956)
"Lonely Avenue"
(1956)
"Drown in My Own Tears"
(1956)
"Lonely Avenue"
Song by Van Morrison
from the album Too Long in Exile
ReleasedJune 8, 1993
RecordedThe Wool Hall Studios, Bath, England
GenreR&B, Rock
Length6:24
LabelMercury, Polydor
Songwriter(s)Doc Pomus
Producer(s)Van Morrison

"Lonely Avenue" is a popular song written by Doc Pomus that was a No. 6 rhythm and blues hit for Ray Charles in 1956.[1][2]

Background

The song drew the attention of the music business to Doc Pomus, who had previously had little success as a songwriter.[3]

Covers

Notes

  1. "Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman". www.history-of-rock. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 112.
  3. "Heart of the Matter — Doc Pomus Blues". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
  4. Collis, John (1996). Inarticulate Speech of the Heart. Little Brown and Company. p. 182. ISBN 0-306-80811-0.
  5. Kurt Elling and ensemble at Lincoln Center
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