Seven Lonely Days

"Seven Lonely Days"
Single by Georgia Gibbs
B-side"If You Took My Heart Away"
ReleasedJanuary 1953
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, Marshall Brown
Georgia Gibbs singles chronology
"My Favorite Song"
(1952)
"Seven Lonely Days"
(1953)
"For Me, For Me"
(1953)

"Seven Lonely Days" is a song written by Earl Shuman, Alden Shuman, and Marshall Brown. It was originally recorded by American singer Georgia Gibbs with orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser and the Yale Bros. choir in December 1952 and released in January 1953,[1] peaking at number 5 in the US chart.[2]

The song was later performed by The Pinetoppers And The Marlin Sisters,[3] Bonnie Lou, The Crows with Viola Watkins,[4] Gisele MacKenzie, Ivo Robić,[5] Kitty Wells, The Teddy Bears, Patsy Cline, The Migil 5,[6] Wanda Jackson, Dave Dudley, Dan Folger,[7] Jean Shepard, Owen Gray,[8] Lynn Anderson, Debbie,[9][10] Fred Stuger,[11][12] Sheila & B.Devotion, Mario Cavallero et son orchestre (with Karine Miet),[13][14] Kristi Rose and the Midnight Walkers, k d lang,[15][16] Kelly Willis,[17] Petty Booka, Kirsten Siggaard, Smoking Popes, The Ranch Girls & Their Ragtime Wranglers,[18][19] Wenche Hartmann, Cowslingers, and Marti Brom.[1] The melody is the basis for the popular 1954 Mandarin Shidaiqu song "Give Me a Kiss" (給我一個吻) by Zhang Lu,[20] and a 1965 Cantonese pop song "Typhoon Signal No. 10" (十號風波) by Tang Kee-chan and Lee Wai (李慧).[21]

  1. ^ a b "Seven Lonely Days by Georgia Gibbs with Orchestra Conducted by Glenn Osser". SecondHandSongs.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Songs written by Alden Shuman". MusicVF.com. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ "The Pinetoppers And The Marlin Sisters / The Pinetoppers With The Marlin Sisters – Seven Lonely Days / It's Written In The Stars" at Discogs
  4. ^ "The Crows – No Help Wanted / Seven Lonely Days" at Discogs
  5. ^ Video on YouTube
  6. ^ Video on YouTube
  7. ^ Video on YouTube
  8. ^ Video on YouTube
  9. ^ Debbie (6) – Seven Lonely Days at Discogs
  10. ^ Video on YouTube
  11. ^ "Fred Stuger – Fred Stuger Goes Country" at Discogs
  12. ^ Video on YouTube
  13. ^ Video on YouTube
  14. ^ Mario Cavallero Et Son Orchestre – Pop Hits Volume 44 at Discogs
  15. ^ "k.d.lang - Seven Lonely Days". YouTube. January 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  16. ^ "kd lang - Seven Lonely Days [1988]". YouTube. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  17. ^ Video on YouTube
  18. ^ The Ranch Girls & Their Ragtime Wranglers* – Hillbilly Harmony at Discogs
  19. ^ Video on YouTube
  20. ^ She's a Lovely Girl (2013-09-08), Mandy Chan sings ShangHai Jazz 給我一个吻 Gei Wo Yi Ge Wen "Give Me a Kiss", retrieved 2019-03-22
  21. ^ Video on YouTube