Lonely Night (Angel Face)


"Lonely Night " is a song written by Neil Sedaka. The song was first recorded by Sedaka and appeared as a track on his 1975 studio album, The Hungry Years.
The following year the song was made popular when covered by the pop music duo Captain & Tennille, who took their version to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

In 1976, "Lonely Night " was a hit single for Captain & Tennille, who had recorded another Sedaka song "Love Will Keep Us Together" a year earlier. Their version of "Lonely Night " reached #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in March 1976. On the Cashbox chart, it also reached #1. The song became a Gold record.
In Canada the song went to #1 on the RPM National Top Singles Chart. It hit the pole position on April 17, 1976, and stayed atop the chart for two weeks before bowing out to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. It was their third of fourteen hit singles.

Reception

Billboard praised the "tight instrumentals."

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts