Lonely Teardrops
| "Lonely Teardrops" | ||||
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One of side-A labels of the US single | ||||
| Single by Jackie Wilson | ||||
| from the album Lonely Teardrops | ||||
| B-side | "In the Blue of the Evening" | |||
| Released | November 17, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:41 | |||
| Label | Brunswick | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Berry Gordy | |||
| Jackie Wilson singles chronology | ||||
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"Lonely Teardrops" is a song written by Berry Gordy Jr., Gwen Gordy and Roquel "Billy" Davis, first recorded and released as a single in 1958 by R&B singer Jackie Wilson, on the Brunswick label. The single was commercially successful, reaching the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, and number-one on the R&B chart. It is ranked as the 57th biggest U.S. hit of 1959.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named it one of "Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll". In 1999, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. "Lonely Teardrops" was also ranked #315 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2011).