Lonely Nights

For other uses, see Lonely Nights (disambiguation).

"Lonely Nights" is a song written by Keith Stegall and Stewart Harris, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in September 1981 as the second single from the album You Don't Know Me. The song was Gilley's thirteenth number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for one week and stayed a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.^[1]

"Lonely Nights"
Single by Mickey Gilley
from the album You Don't Know Me
B-side	"We've Watched Another Evening Waste Away"
Released	September 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Country
Length	3:23
Label	Epic
Songwriters	Stewart Harris and Keith Stegall
Producer	Jim Ed Norman
Mickey Gilley singles chronology
"You Don't Know Me" (1981) "Lonely Nights" (1981) "Tears of the Lonely" (1982)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–1982)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	30