"Lonely Nights" is a song written by

Keith Stegall Robert Keith Stegall (born November 1, 1955) is an American country music recording artist and record producer. Active since 1980, Stegall has recorded two major-label studio albums: 1985's ''Keith Stegall'' and 1996's ''Passages'', although he ...

and

Stewart Harris Stewart Hamill Harris (February 13, 1949 – May 4, 2023) was an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1970s, he has had four compositions which have reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. Biography a ...

, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

artist

Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936 – May 7, 2022) was an American country music singer, businessman, actor, and musician. Among his hits are " Room Full of Roses", " Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time", and “ Lonely Nights”. ...

. It was released in September 1981 as the second single from the album ''You Don't Know Me''. The song was Gilley's thirteenth number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for one week and stayed a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.

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1981 singles 1981 songs Mickey Gilley songs Songs written by Keith Stegall Song recordings produced by Jim Ed Norman Epic Records singles Songs written by Stewart Harris {{1981-country-song-stub