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{{About|the Brook Benton/Sonny James song|other songs|Endlessly (disambiguation){{!}}Endlessly}}
"'''Endlessly'''" is a 1959 single by [[Brook Benton]]. The follow-up to his breakthrough hit "[[It's Just a Matter of Time (Brook Benton song)|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.<ref>Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2000), 48.</ref> "Endlessly" also became Benton's first chart success in the UK, where it reached #28.<ref>{{cite book |title= Rock Stars Encyclopedia |last= Rees|first= Dafydd|coauthors= Luke Crampton|year= 1999|publisher= DK Publishing|location= New York|isbn= 0-7894-4613-8|page= |pages= 192-194}}</ref> 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 became 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.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=172}}</ref>
{{Infobox song
| name = Endlessly
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Brook Benton]]
| album = Endlessly
| B-side = So Close
| released = April 1959
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| length = 2:19
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| writer = Brook Benton, [[Clyde Otis]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[It's Just a Matter of Time (song)|It's Just a Matter of Time]]
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = Hurtin' Inside
| next_year = 1959
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Endlessly
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Sonny James]]
| album = Empty Arms
| B-side = Happy Memories
| released = September 1970
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length =
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| writer = [[Brook Benton]], [[Clyde Otis]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Don't Keep Me Hangin' On]]
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = [[Empty Arms]]
| next_year = 1971
}}

"'''Endlessly'''" is a 1959 single by [[Brook Benton]]. The follow-up to his breakthrough hit "[[It's Just a Matter of Time (Brook Benton song)|It's Just a Matter of Time]]", it reached number 12 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Its B-side, "So Close", also reached the chart, peaking at number 38.<ref>Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2000), 48.</ref> "Endlessly" also was Benton's first chart success in the UK, where it reached #28.<ref>{{cite book|title= Rock Stars Encyclopedia|last= Rees|first= Dafydd|author2= Luke Crampton|year= 1999|publisher= DK Publishing|location= New York|isbn= 0-7894-4613-8|pages= [https://archive.org/details/rockstarsencyclo00rees/page/192 192–194]|url-access= registration|url= https://archive.org/details/rockstarsencyclo00rees/page/192}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=172}}</ref>

British singer [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] also recorded a version, released on his 1965 debut album ''[[Along Came Jones (album)|Along Came Jones]]''.

==Chart performance==

===Brook Benton===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1959)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Canada ''[[CHUM Chart]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/59-06-01-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - June 1, 1959}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles
|align="center"|3
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100
|align="center"|12
|-
|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|28
|}

===Sonny James===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1970)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100
|align="center"|8
|-
|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3731.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 Country - December 19, 1970}}</ref>
|align="center"|10
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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{{Sonny James}}
{{Brook Benton}}
{{sucession box

| before = "[[Fifteen Years Ago]]" by [[Conway Twitty]]
{{authority control}}
| title = ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] number-one single
| years = November 28, 1970 - December 12, 1970
| after = "[[Coal Miner's Daughter (song)|Coal Miner's Daughter]]" by [[Loretta Lynn]]
}}
{{end box}}


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[[Category:1959 singles]]
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[[Category:1970 singles]]
[[Category:Brook Benton songs]]
[[Category:Brook Benton songs]]
[[Category:Sonny James songs]]
[[Category:Sonny James songs]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Brook Benton]]
[[Category:Songs written by Clyde Otis]]
[[Category:Mercury Records singles]]
[[Category:Capitol Records singles]]
[[Category:1959 songs]]
[[Category:Eddie Middleton songs]]



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Latest revision as of 06:49, 10 July 2024

This article is about the Brook Benton/Sonny James song. For other songs, see Endlessly.
"Endlessly"
Single by Brook Benton
from the album Endlessly
B-side"So Close"
ReleasedApril 1959
GenreSoul
Length2:19
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
Brook Benton singles chronology
"It's Just a Matter of Time"
(1958) 		"Endlessly"
(1959) 		"Hurtin' Inside"
(1959)
"Endlessly"
Single by Sonny James
from the album Empty Arms
B-side"Happy Memories"
ReleasedSeptember 1970
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
Sonny James singles chronology
"Don't Keep Me Hangin' On"
(1970) 		"Endlessly"
(1970) 		"Empty Arms"
(1971)

"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 album Along Came Jones.

Chart performance

[edit]

Brook Benton

[edit]
Chart (1959) Peak
position
Canada CHUM Chart[4] 11
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles 3
US Billboard Hot 100 12
UK Singles Chart 28

Sonny James

[edit]
Chart (1970) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[5] 10

References

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  1. ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2000), 48.
  2. ^ Rees, Dafydd; Luke Crampton (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing. pp. 192–194. ISBN 0-7894-4613-8.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - June 1, 1959".
  5. ^ "RPM Top 50 Country - December 19, 1970" (PDF).


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