Long Lonely Nights (Uniman-Abbott-Andrews-Henderson) by Lee Andrews and The Hearts
Both this and the Clyde McPhatter version competed for attention during the summer of ’57. Bobby Vinton would successfully revive “Long Lonely Nights” in 1965.
Billboard Chart Peaks: #45 (Top 100) & #11 (R&B radio play)
THE 1957 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1957 (some were recorded in 1956).