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26/01/1961 Elvis Presley achieves his sixth #1 on the UK singles chart

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Are You Lonesome Tonight? ('68 Comeback Special 50th Anniversary HD Remaster)

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Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Audio)

"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" is a song which was written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926. When the song was recorded by Elvis Presley and released in November 1960, it was an immediate success in the U.S., topping Billboard's Pop Singles chart. A month after the song's release, it topped the UK Singles Chart.
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    • Composition and early versions 

    • Elvis Presley's version 

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