From '' Release The Mosquitos! ''
Label: Nukular Records – none
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2005
Tracklist
01. Slaughter Beach
02. Siouxnami
03. Toxic Train
04. Dead Sea Stroll
05. Planet From Outer Space
06. Sizzler
07. Beach Blanket Inferno
08. Kid Of Speed
09. Wild Wild Midwest
10. Axis Of Evil
11. Whole Larva Love
12. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Written-By – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
13. Pope Of Chile Town
14. Mr. Exterminator
15. Dreamsicle
Artwork [Cool Cover Art] – Stephen Blickenstaff
Bass – Sean Rush
Drums – Craig Stang
Guitar – George Jaro, Paul Carson
Producer, Engineer – Sean Rush
Theremin – Stephen Blickenstaff
Written-By – George Jaro (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 10, 15), Paul Carson (tracks: 1, 7, 14), Sean Rush (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13)
Recorded at Three Mile Island Studios, Manassas, Virginia. Mastered at Cue Studios, Falls Church, Virginia.
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\"Are You Lonesome Tonight?\" is a song which was written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926.
It was recorded several times in 1927—first by Charles Hart, with successful versions by Vaughn De Leath, Henry Burr, and the duet of Jerry Macy and John Ryan.
In 1950 the Blue Barron Orchestra version reached the top twenty on the Billboard's Pop Singles chart.
In April 1960, after Elvis Presley's two-year service in the United States Army, he recorded the song at the suggestion of manager Colonel Tom Parker; \"Are You Lonesome Tonight?\" was Parker's wife, Marie Mott's, favorite song. Its release was delayed by RCA Records executives, who thought the song did not fit Presley's new (and publicized) style.
When \"Are You Lonesome Tonight?\" was released in November 1960 it was an immediate success in the U.S., topping Billboard's Pop Singles chart and reaching number three on the R&B chart.
A month after the song's release, it topped the UK Singles Chart. Presley's version was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1961 and upgraded to double platinum in 1992.
\"Are You Lonesome Tonight?\" was later recorded by several other artists, with versions by Donny Osmond and Merle Haggard becoming top-twenty hits on the pop and country charts respectively. Billboard ranked \"Are You Lonesome Tonight?\" number 81 on its \"Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs\" list in 2008.
Composition
The song was written in 1926 by vaudevillians Lou Handman and Roy Turk with three verses, followed by a spoken bridge.
They based the bridge on a line in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, and \"You know someone said that the world's a stage. And each must play a part\" refers to \"All the world's a stage\" from William Shakespeare's As You Like It.
This recitation is printed on the inside back cover of the original 1927 sheet music, and is sung on Stanley Kirbys recording in 1928, Al Jolson's recording in 1949 and Blue Barrron recording in 1950 (US top 20 hit).
