Dear Lonely Hearts

Dear Lonely Hearts is a 1962 studio album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Belford Hendricks. The LP peaked at number 24 on the Billboard albums chart. The title track reached number two for two weeks on the Easy Listening charts and number 13 on the Hot 100 singles chart.

Dear Lonely Hearts
Studio album by Nat King Cole
Released	December 1962
Recorded	June 19, November 12, 13, 1962
Studio	Capitol (New York)
Genre	Country pop
Length	29:08
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
Ramblin' Rose (1962) Dear Lonely Hearts (1962) More Cole Español (1962)

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Track listing

1. "Dear Lonely Hearts" (Bob Halley, E.J. Anton) – 3:08
2. "Miss You" (Charles Tobias, Harry Tobias) – 2:32
3. "Why Should I Cry Over You?" (Chester Conn, Nathan "Ned" Miller) – 2:26
4. "Near You" (Francis Craig, Kermit Goell) – 2:16
5. "Yearning (Just for You)" (Benny Davis, Joe Burke) – 2:30
6. "My First and Only Lover" (Artie Kaplan, Paul Kaufman, Jack Keller) – 2:25
7. "All Over the World" (Al Frisch, C. Tobias) – 2:25
8. "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" (Davis, Joe Burke, Mark Fisher) – 2:24
9. "Lonesome and Sorry" (Con Conrad, Davis) – 2:23
10. "All by Myself" (Irving Berlin) – 2:15
11. "Who's Next in Line?" (Clyde Otis, Rose Marie McCoy) – 2:21
12. "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Charles Kisco, C. Tobias) – 2:03

Personnel

• Nat King Cole – vocal
• Belford Hendricks – arranger, conductor