Bobby Lewis (born May 9, 1942) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1963 and 1985, Lewis released 10 albums and charted more than 25 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. His biggest hit, "How Long Has It Been", peaked at number six in 1966. Lewis released a 26 country charted singles from 1966 to 1985.
Lewis earned the title "The Boy with the Lute" for his use of a six-string guitar-lute, and was inducted to the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame on November 29, 2014. He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and continues to perform and record new material.
Discography Albums Year Album US Country Label 1966 Little Man with the Big Heart — United Artists 1967 How Long Has It Been 39 A World of Love 35 1968 An Ordinary Miracle 40 From Heaven to Heartache 43 1969 Things for You and I — 1970 The Best of Bobby Lewis — 1974 Too Many Memories 43 Ace of Hearts 1976 Portrait in Love — RPA 1977 Soul Full of Music — 2009 Then & Now — Heart of Texas Music 2015 Here I Am Again — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles Year Single Chart positions Album US Country CAN Country 1963 "I Miss All of You" — — Singles only "Forty Dollars a Week" — — 1964 "Crying in Public" — — 1965 "Everybody's Baby" — — Little Man with the Big Heart "Six Days a Week and Twice On Sunday" — — 1966 "I Hope You Find in HimWhat You Were Losing in Me" — — Single only "How Long Has It Been" 6 — How Long Has It Been 1967 "Two of the Usual" 49 — "Love Me and Make It All Better" 12 — A World of Love "I Doubt It" 26 — An Ordinary Miracle 1968 "Ordinary Miracle" 29 — "From Heaven to Heartache" 10 10 From Heaven to Heartache 1969 "Each and Every Part of Me" 27 — single only "Til Something Better Comes Along" 41 — Things for You and I "Things for You and I" 25 — 1970 "I'm Going Home" 41 — The Best of Bobby Lewis "Hello Mary Lou" 14 9 Singles only "Simple Days and Simple Ways" 67 — 1971 "He Gives Us All His Love" — — "If I Had You" 51 — "Today's Teardrops" 45 — 1972 "We Ran Out of Time" — — 1973 "Already Gone to My Heart" — — "Here with You" 95 — "Too Many Memories" 21 — Too Many Memories 1974 "I Never Get Through Missing You" 32 — "Lady Lover" 47 — "I See Love" 78 — 1975 "Let Me Take Care of You" 71 — single only "It's So Nice to Be with You" 79 — Portrait in Love 1976 "For Your Love" 52 — 1977 "I'm Getting High Remembering" 74 — Soul Full of Music "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" 81 — Singles only 1979 "She's Been Keepin' Me Up Nights" 39 — "Love Wouldn't Be Love Without You" — — 1985 "Love Is an Overload" 91 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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