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1.1  Chart performance  







2 Gail Davies version  





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"Like Strangers"
SinglebyThe Everly Brothers
from the album The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers
B-side"Brand New Heartache"
Released1960
Recorded1960
GenrePop
Length1:59
LabelCadence
Songwriter(s)Boudleaux Bryant[1]
The Everly Brothers singles chronology
"So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"
(1960)
"Like Strangers"
(1960)
"Walk Right Back"
(1961)

"Like Strangers" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant,[2] which was a hit single for The Everly Brothers in 1960. The song was later a country hit for Gail Davies in 1980.

The Everly Brothers version[edit]

The Everly Brothers released the song on their album The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers in spring of 1960,[3][4] and as a single in autumn of that year.[5] It spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,[6] while reaching No. 11 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart,[7] and No. 32 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[8]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1960–1961) Peak
position
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[8] 32
UKRecord Retailer[7] 11
UKNew Musical Express[9] 16
USBillboard Hot 100[6] 22
USCash Box Top 100[10] 25

Gail Davies version[edit]

"Like Strangers"
SinglebyGail Davies
from the album The Game
B-side"Love Is Living Around Us"
ReleasedFebruary 1980
Recorded1979
GenreCountry
Length3:44
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Boudleaux Bryant
Gail Davies singles chronology
"Blue Heartache"
(1979)
"Like Strangers"
(1980)
"Good Lovin' Man"
(1980)

Gail Davies released a cover of the song in 1980 as a single and on the album The Game.[11] Davies' version reached No. 21 on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles" chart,[12][13] No. 17 on the Record World Country Singles chart,[14] No. 20 on the Cash Box Top 100 Country chart,[15] and No. 52 on Canada's RPM Country 75 Singles chart.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Like Strangers - By: The Everly Brothers, MusicVF.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  • ^ "Discourse", Billboard, October 24, 1960. p. 34. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers [Cadence 1960] – The Everly Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "Reviews of This Week's LP's", Billboard, May 9, 1960. p. 39. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "Reviews of This Week's Singles", Billboard, October 17, 1960. p. 37. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ a b Hot 100 - The Everly Brothers Like Strangers Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ a b Everly Brothers - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 3, 2018
  • ^ a b "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of December 5, 1960. Chart No. 188". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  • ^ "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard, January 30, 1961. p. 56. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 10, 1960". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "The Game – Gail Davies". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ Hot Country Songs - Gail Davies Like Strangers Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, May 3, 1980. p. 34. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "Record World Country Singles", Record World, May 17, 1980. p. 56. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Country", Cash Box, May 10, 1980. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "Country 75 Singles", RPM, Volume 33, No. 8, May 17, 1980. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

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