Like Strangers

"Like Strangers"

Single by The Everly Brothers
from the album  The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers
B-side| "Brand New Heartache"
Released| 1960
Recorded| 1960
Genre| Pop
Length| 1:59
Label| Cadence
Songwriter(s)| Boudleaux Bryant[1]
The Everly Brothers singles chronology
| "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"
(1960)  | "Like Strangers"
(1960)  | "Walk Right Back"
(1961)

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"Like Strangers" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant,[2] which was a hit single for The Everly Brothers in 1960. The song was later a country hit for Gail Davies in 1980.

## The Everly Brothers version

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The Everly Brothers released the song on their album The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers in spring of 1960,[3][4] and as a single in autumn of that year.[5] It spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,[6] while reaching No. 11 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart,[7] and No. 32 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[8]

### Chart performance

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Chart (1960–1961)  | Peak
position

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Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[8] | 32
UK Record Retailer[7] | 11
UK New Musical Express[9] | 16
US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 22
US Cash Box Top 100[10] | 25

## Gail Davies version

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"Like Strangers"

Single by Gail Davies
from the album  The Game
B-side| "Love Is Living Around Us"
Released| February 1980
Recorded| 1979
Genre| Country
Length| 3:44
Label| Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)| Boudleaux Bryant
Gail Davies singles chronology
| "Blue Heartache"
(1979)  | "Like Strangers"
(1980)  | "Good Lovin' Man"
(1980)

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Gail Davies released a cover of the song in 1980 as a single and on the album The Game.[11] Davies' version reached No. 21 on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles" chart,[12][13] No. 17 on the Record World Country Singles chart,[14] No. 20 on the Cash Box Top 100 Country chart,[15] and No. 52 on Canada's RPM Country 75 Singles chart.[16]

## References

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1. ^ Like Strangers - By: The Everly Brothers, MusicVF.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
2. ^ "Discourse", Billboard, October 24, 1960. p. 34. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
3. ^ "The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers [Cadence 1960] – The Everly Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
4. ^ "Reviews of This Week's LP's", Billboard, May 9, 1960. p. 39. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
5. ^ "Reviews of This Week's Singles", Billboard, October 17, 1960. p. 37. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
6. ^ a b Hot 100 - The Everly Brothers Like Strangers Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
7. ^ a b Everly Brothers - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 3, 2018
8. ^ a b "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of December 5, 1960. Chart No. 188". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
9. ^ "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard, January 30, 1961. p. 56. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
10. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 10, 1960". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
11. ^ "The Game – Gail Davies". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
12. ^ Hot Country Songs - Gail Davies Like Strangers Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
13. ^ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, May 3, 1980. p. 34. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
14. ^ "Record World Country Singles", Record World, May 17, 1980. p. 56. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
15. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Country", Cash Box, May 10, 1980. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
16. ^ "Country 75 Singles", RPM, Volume 33, No. 8, May 17, 1980. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

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