Lonely Too Long
{{About|the Patty Loveless song|The Rascals song|I've Been Lonely Too Long}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Lonely Too Long
| cover = Lonely Too Long - CD Single Cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = CD-Single cover
| type = single
| artist = Patty Loveless
| album = The Trouble with the Truth
| B-side = Feelin' Good About Feelin' Bad
| released = {{start date|1996|8|24}}
| recorded = September 1995
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 4:34
| label = Epic
| writer = Mike Lawler, Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn
| producer = Emory Gordy Jr.
| prev_title = A Thousand Times a Day
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = She Drew a Broken Heart
| next_year = 1996
}}
"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 as the third single from her eight 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.[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=420439369&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 ASCAP search "Lonely Too Long"]
Critical reception
Reviews of the song were positive. Larry Flick from Billboard noted that Loveless' voice "exudes a variety of emotion on this well-written tune".{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|date=August 31, 1996|title=Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=116|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vwcEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22martina+mcbride%22+%22swingin+doors%22&pg=PA116|author-link=Larry Flick}} 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."{{cite magazine|first=Wendy|last=Newcomer|title=Country Music|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1996/CB-1996-09-07.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=September 7, 1996|page=21|accessdate=November 15, 2022}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!align="left"|Chart (1996) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|3|chartid=9926|publishdate=November 25, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Patty Loveless}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"|Chart (1996)
!scope="col"|Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9734&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996|work=RPM|date=December 16, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}}
| align="center" | 67 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1996: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1996| accessdate=July 20, 2013}}
| align="center" | 63 |
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References
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Category:Songs written by Bill Rice
Category:Songs written by Sharon Vaughn