Lonely Night (Angel Face)
"Lonely Night " is a song written by Neil Sedaka. The song was first recorded by Sedaka and appeared on his 1975 studio album, The Hungry Years.
The following year the song was made popular when covered by the pop music duo Captain & Tennille, who took their version to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Background
In 1976, "Lonely Night " was a hit single for Captain & Tennille, who had recorded another Sedaka song "Love Will Keep Us Together" a year earlier. Their version of "Lonely Night " first hit the US [Billboard Hot 100|Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot 100] singles chart on January 24, 1976, entering at number 69. It rose to number 3 on the Hot 100 and number 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in March 1976. On the Cashbox chart, it also reached number 1. The song became a Gold record, and Sedaka's biggest hit as a lyricist.In Canada the song went to number 1 on the RPM National Top Singles Chart. It hit the pole position on April 17, 1976, and stayed atop the chart for two weeks before bowing out to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. It was their third of fourteen hit singles.