Lonely Too Long

This article is about the Patty Loveless song. For The Rascals song, see I've Been Lonely Too Long.

"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 by Epic Records as the third single from her eighth 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]

"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"
Released	August 24, 1996 (1996-08-24)
Recorded	September 1995
Genre	Country
Length	4:34
Label	Epic
Songwriters	Mike Lawler Bill Rice Sharon Vaughn
Producer	Emory Gordy Jr.
Patty Loveless singles chronology
"A Thousand Times a Day" (1996) "Lonely Too Long" (1996) "She Drew a Broken Heart" (1996)

Critical reception

Reviews of the song were positive. Larry Flick from Billboard magazine noted that Loveless' voice "exudes a variety of emotion on this well-written tune".^[2] Wendy Newcomer from Cash Box wrote, "Loveless' delicate explanation of "the morning after" is as inviting and seductive as the night before in 'Lonely Too Long'. Well good morning/Tell me how did you sleep last night/You're still smiling/So we must have done something right... With a voice as honest and forthcoming and Loveless', listeners will find it hard to turn her away."^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 3 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 67 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 63