"0"^^ . "2006-01-31"^^ . "1964 songs" . "true"^^ . "RPM Top Singles number-one singles" . . "-0.793112"^^ . "true"^^ . "Gene Allen" . . . . . "-15.7"^^ . "292757"^^ . "Mr. Lonely" . "159000.0"^^ . . "%22Mr. Lonely%22 is a song co-written and recorded by Bobby Vinton. The song featured originally as part of Vinton's album Roses Are Red during 1962. Later that year, Buddy Greco recorded a version of the song using a very similar musical arrangement as Vinton's version. Greco's single release scored #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during November 1962. Vinton's recording was included on his Greatest Hits album during 1964 autumn and concurrently issued as a single, scoring #1 on the Billboard chart during December of that year.The song describes a soldier who is sent overseas and has no communication with his home; the singer laments his condition and wishes for someone to talk with. The single of Vinton's recording was released just as the Vietnam War was escalating; many soldiers were experiencing a similar situation, which may have increased the song's popularity. During 1966, Vinton and Gene Allan re-teamed to compose a sequel song, %22Coming Home Soldier%22, which scored #11 on the Billboard chart.During 1967, former Yugoslav beat band Zlatni De\u010Daci recorded a Serbian language cover version of the song, entitled %22Sam%22. Philippine singer Victor Wood made a bilingual version of the song, alternating the original lyrics with Filipino ones. This particular cover version became popular in the Philippines and gave some fame to the entertainer. In 2005, Senegalese-American R&B singer Akon borrowed and sampled lyrics from this song for his 2005 hit single %22Lonely%22, which features on his debut studio album Trouble. This song uses a sped-up sample of the earlier song." . "false"^^ . "Songs about loneliness" . "Epic Records singles" . "547067" . "5714dec825ac0d8aee3bc350" . "8997" . "3"^^ . . "170.0"^^ . "Songs written by Bobby Vinton" . "english" . "1962" . . "USSM19912543" . . "TRRXNBD128F42AEE3F" . . "-0.198193"^^ . "89028fe5-7b00-49d3-988f-20e5521154c4" . "Songs about the military" . "Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles" . . . "Bobby Vinton songs" . "Epic Records" . "Bobby Vinton" . . "Mr. Lonely" .