Lonely Too Long

"Lonely Too Long"
CD-Single cover
Single by Patty Loveless
from the album The Trouble with the Truth
B-side"Feelin' Good About Feelin' Bad"
ReleasedAugust 24, 1996 (1996-08-24)
RecordedSeptember 1995
GenreCountry
Length4:34
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Mike Lawler, Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn
Producer(s)Emory Gordy Jr.
Patty Loveless singles chronology
"A Thousand Times a Day"
(1996)
"Lonely Too Long"
(1996)
"She Drew a Broken Heart"
(1996)

"Lonely Too Long" is a song written by Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn and Mike Lawler, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in August 1996 as the third single from her eight album, The Trouble with the Truth (1996). It charted for 20 weeks on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of November 16, 1996.

The song was originally recorded by Doug Stone, whose version was never released.[1]