"Happy Days and Lonely Nights" is atorch song written byBilly Rose andFred Fisher, first recorded by The Harmony Brothers on May 18, 1928.^[1] The song was successfully revived in the 1950s in the US bythe Fontane Sisters and in the UK most successfully byRuby Murray.

• Ruth Etting made her recording of the song in New York City on 24 May 1928 for release onColumbia Records. This version was ranked as high as #9 on the charts of the day.^[2]
• 1928 also saw a version of "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" credited to the Knickerbockers actually by Columbia a&r directorBen Selvin.
• In 1929 recordings of "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" were made byVaughn De Leath andEva Taylor.^[3][4]
• The song was revived in 1954 by the Fontane Sisters whose version - made with theBilly Vaughn Orchestra - reached #18 on the US charts.^[5] Although the UK release of the Fontane Sisters' version was overlooked.
• Three British-based acts covering "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" for the UK market: both Suzi Miller &the Johnston Brothers andFrankie Vaughan took "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" into the UK Top 20 with respective peaks of #14 and #11 in January 1955.
• A version byRuby Murray - produced byNorrie Paramor - which debuted that 5 February which became the major hit reaching #6 on the chart dated that 26 February.^[6][7] Ruby Murray set a UK chart record the week of 26 March 1955 when she had five releases in that week's Top 20 including "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" then at #16. Her precedent releases "Heartbeat" and "Softly, Softly" were respectively at #15 and #2 while the first follow-up to "Happy Days and Lonely Nights": "Let Me Go Lover" was at #5. That week Murray's single "If Anyone Finds, This I Love You" (with Ann Warren) debuted at #17. Murray's feat has yet to be beaten but was equaled the first week of July 2009 byMichael Jackson.^{[citation needed]}
• Connie Francis recorded "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" at Metropolitan Studios (NYC) on 2 September 1958 in a session conducted by its producer Morton "Morty" Kraft. Although relegated to the B-side of the upbeat "Fallin'", "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" received enough attention to appear on theCash Box Best Selling Singles chart at #88.^[8]

• "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" has also been recorded byKen Dodd,Anneke Grönloh,Dick James,Ginger Rogers,Kathy Kirby,Duke Special andKay Starr with instrumental versions by UK pianist Billy Thorburn (recorded 2 November 1954),Max Bygraves,Russ Conway,Ted Heath andPhil Tate.

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• 1928 songs
• 1954 singles
• 1955 singles
• 1958 singles
• The Fontane Sisters songs
• Connie Francis songs
• Songs with lyrics by Billy Rose
• Songs written by Fred Fisher
• MGM Records singles

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