"Long Lonely Nights" is a song that was originally released by Lee Andrews & the Hearts in 1957.
The song was written by Lee Andrews, though Larry Brown (as Abbott), Doug Henderson, and Mimi Uniman were given songwriter credit as well, in a practice that was common at the time.
33 on the Cash Box Top 60 in 1957, in a tandem ranking of Lee Andrews & the Hearts, Clyde McPhatter, Kitty Kallen, and The Kings' versions, with Lee Andrews & the Hearts and Clyde McPhatter's versions marked as bestsellers,[9] while reaching No.
3 on Cash Box's R&B Top 20, in a tandem ranking of Lee Andrews & the Hearts and Clyde McPhatter's versions.
Vinton's version spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No.
[17] The Dells released a cover of "Long Lonely Nights" in 1970, as a single and on the album Like It Is, Like It Was.