Lonely Winds

"Lonely Winds"
Single by The Drifters
from the album The Drifters' Greatest Hits
B-side"Hey Senorita"
ReleasedMay 1960
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:45
LabelAtlantic
2062
SongwritersDoc Pomus, Mort Shuman
ProducerJerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
The Drifters singles chronology
"This Magic Moment"
(January 28, 1960)
"Lonely Winds"
(1960)
"Save the Last Dance for Me"
(August 1960)

"Lonely Winds" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and performed by The Drifters . The recording features Ben E. King on the lead vocals.[1] In 1960, the track reached No. 9 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 54 on the U.S. pop chart.[2]

It was featured on their 1960 album, The Drifters' Greatest Hits.[3]

The Walker Brothers included a version of the song on their 1965 debut album Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers.

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