{"id":104,"date":"2021-05-10T01:45:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T01:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=104"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:32:47","slug":"are-you-lonesome-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/are-you-lonesome-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Lonesome Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">by Alley, Turk and Handman &#8211; Key of C<\/span> &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/robertandrews.net\/songpics\/A-B\/are-you-lonesome.jpg\">SHEET MUSIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you Hungry Tonight at Bottom.<\/p>\n<input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea79dd3bad16098511149' value='69ea79dd3bad16098511149'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea79dd3bad16098511149' value='Show More'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea79dd3bad16098511149' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea79dd3bad16098511149' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">Show More<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea79dd3bad16098511149' ><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>This song was written in 1926 by Tin Pan Alley songwriters Roy Turk and Lou Handman. It was a hit in 1927 for a number of artists including Vaughan Deleath (A female despite the name), Henry Burr and Gene Austin. In 1950 it was revived by the bandleader Blue Barron with his vocalist Bobby Beers, and Al Jolson cut a version in 1953. Elvis&#8217; manager Colonel Parker asked him to try the song because it was a favorite of Parker&#8217;s wife, Marie.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Elvis did not believe he could do the song justice and asked for the tape to be thrown out. Steve Sholes, the RCA producer at the recording session, believed the recording would be a hit and directed its release. Elvis had the studio lights completely turned off while recording the song. As he finished, Elvis blundered into a chair, knocking it over, and the sound can be heard if you listen to the record on headphones.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Elvis&#8217; arrangement is generally considered closest to the arrangement of Blue Barron and his Orchestra. Elvis&#8217; narration is modified from the original narration of the Blue Barron release (which was later copied by Al Jolson).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>The famous &#8220;Laughing Version&#8221; came from a 1969 Las Vegas performance unofficially recorded, and was released years after Elvis&#8217; death. The female backing singer who keeps singing as Elvis struggles to regain his composure is Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston&#8217;s mother.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Producer Bill Porter drenched the first take in echo by mistake but didn&#8217;t say anything because he figured there would be more attempts. However, all they did was record the end part over again due to a mistake on the guitar and what the listener hears is basically take one.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Had Elvis waited just a little longer to record this, it could have ended up being a Connie Francis hit. Francis told DISCoveries Magazine: &#8220;One day in 1960 I was going through my collection of Al Jolson and Judy Garland records, and I played Al&#8217;s &#8216;Are You Lonesome Tonight.&#8217; I said, &#8216;Daddy, come listen to this. I could make it a No.1 song.&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>He agreed and I called Don Costa in to do the arrangement. I said, &#8216;I&#8217;m more excited about recording this song than anything I&#8217;ve ever cut.&#8217; We were in the car on our way to New York when the radio played Elvis&#8217; &#8216;new single,&#8217; &#8216;Are You Lonesome Tonight.&#8217; Can you believe that? I was literally on my way to the studio to record it. How do you like that? Elvis even did the recitation part just like Al Jolson did.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Elvis&#8217; version spent six weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 between November 1960 and January 1961. During the song&#8217;s last week at #1 on the January 2, 1961 chart, Dodie Stevens debuted at #98 with a reworking titled, &#8220;Yes, I&#8217;m Lonesome Tonight.&#8221; Her reinterpretation eventually reached #60.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/chords\/F\/CH 7th.jpg\" height=\"125\" align=\"right\" \/> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Are you [F] lonesome [Am] tonight?\u00a0 Do you [Dm] miss me tonight?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> <strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900;\">Are you [F] sorry we [F7] drifted [Bb7] apart?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">(( Bb7 is the same as A7, JUST UP ONE FRET ))<\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900;\">Does your [C] memory stray to a [C7] bright sunny day, when I kissed you and called you sweet-[F]-heart?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900;\">Do the [F7] chairs in your parlor seem [Bb7] empty and bare? \u00a0 Do you [G] gaze at your doorstep and [C] picture me there?\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900;\">Is your [F] heart filled with [Am] pain, shall I [G] come back again?\u00a0 Tell me [Gm7] dear, are you [C7] lonesome [F] tonight? <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900;\">[C7]<\/span><\/strong> <strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/chords\/G\/CH min 7.jpg\" height=\"125\" align=\"right\" \/>Is your [F] heart filled with [Am] pain, shall I [G] come back again?\u00a0\u00a0 Tell me [Gm] dear, are you [C7] lonesome to-[F]-night?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Are you Hungry Tonight<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/chords\/F\/CH 7th.jpg\" height=\"125\" align=\"right\" \/> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Are you [F] hungry [Am] tonight?\u00a0 Do you [Dm] just want a bite?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"> <strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Maybe steak [F] and a [F7] bottle of [Bb7] wine?<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">(( Bb7 is the same as A7, JUST UP ONE FRET ))<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">Does your [C] tummy make sounds [C7] people all look around, cause they think that a storm&#8217;s coming [F] in?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Do you [F7] go to the buffet and [Bb7] fill up three plates? \u00a0 Do you [G] eat with both hands cause your\u00a0 [C] hunger is great?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Is your [F] plate filled [Am] again, just how [G] do you stay thin?\u00a0 Tell me [Gm7] dear, are you [C7] hungry [F] tonight?<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Do you [F] start with some [Am] bread. And then [Dm] drink wine instead?<br \/>\nAre the [F] appeti-[F7]-zers really [Bb7] great?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>(( Bb7 is the same as A7, JUST UP ONE FRET ))<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>When the [C] main course is set. Do you [C7] eat your cutlet,<br \/>\nAnd then slurp up each thing on your [F] plate?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>When you [F7] finally stop eating [Bb7] all of your food,<br \/>\nDo you [G] let out a belch, people [C] think you are rude?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Is your [F] plate filled [Am] again, just how [G] do you stay thin?\u00a0 Tell me [Gm7] dear, are you [C7] hungry [F] tonight?<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">[C7]<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 900;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/chords\/G\/CH min 7.jpg\" height=\"125\" align=\"right\" \/>Is your [F] plate filled [Am] again, just how [G] do you stay thin?\u00a0 Tell me [Gm7] dear, are you [C7] hungry [F] tonight?<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Alley, Turk and Handman &#8211; Key of C &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; SHEET MUSIC Are you Hungry Tonight at Bottom. Are you [F] lonesome [Am] tonight?\u00a0 Do you [Dm] miss me tonight? Are you [F] sorry we [F7] drifted [Bb7] apart? 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