Endlessly (Brook Benton song)
"Endlessly" | ||||
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Single by Brook Benton | ||||
from the album Endlessly | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Writer(s) | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis | |||
Brook Benton singles chronology | ||||
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"Endlessly" | ||||
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Single by Sonny James | ||||
from the album Empty Arms | ||||
B-side | "Happy Memories" | |||
Released | September 1970 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Writer(s) | Brook Benton Clyde Otis |
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Sonny James singles chronology | ||||
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"Endlessly" is a 1959 single by Brook Benton. The follow-up to his breakthrough hit "It's Just a Matter of Time", it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its B-side, "So Close", also reached the chart, peaking at number 38.[1] "Endlessly" also was Benton's first chart success in the UK, where it reached #28.[2]
In 1970, country singer Sonny James, who had topped the country charts with a remake of "It's Just a Matter of Time" earlier in the year, released his version of "Endlessly" as a single. It was James' sixteenth number-one song on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.[3]
British singer Tom Jones also recorded a version, released on his 1965 debut abum Along Came Jones.
Chart performance
Brook Benton
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 3 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
U.K. Singles Chart | 28 |
Sonny James
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 8 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 10 |
References
Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single November 28-December 12, 1970 |
Succeeded by "Coal Miner's Daughter" by Loretta Lynn |
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