"Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" is a 1960 song written by #RoyOrbison and #JoeMelson. Orbison's recording of the song, produced by #FredFoster for #MonumentRecords, was the first major hit for the singer. It was described by #TheNewYorkTimes as expressing "a clenched, driven urgency". Released as a #45RpmSingle by Monument Records in May 1960.
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