"Only the Lonely" is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Orbison's recording of the song, produced by Fred Foster for Monument Records, was the first major hit for the singer. It was described by The New York Times as expressing "a... Wikipedia
Recorded: March 25, 1960
Composers: Roy Orbison, Joe Melson, and Sammy Cahn
Published: May 4, 1960 Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
B-side: "Here Comes That Song Again"
Genre: Rock; pop; rock and roll
Label: Monument 421