You're Only Lonely (song)

"You're Only Lonely"
Single by J. D. Souther
from the album You're Only Lonely
Released September 4, 1979
Genre Country rock, soft rock[1]
Length 3:38
Label Columbia
Writer(s) J. D. Souther

"You're Only Lonely" is a 1979 single by J. D. Souther from his album of the same name.[2] The single peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, Souther's only top ten pop hit, and spent five weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3]

Souther hired Danny Kortchmar to play guitar, David Sanborn on saxophone, Phil Everly to help out with the harmony, Jackson Browne and three members of the Eagles.[4]

The song was covered in 2004 by Taiwanese girl group S.H.E in their album Magical Journey. It was covered by singer-songwriter Schuyler Fisk on her album The Good Stuff.

It is also featured in the 2005 Korean film, Daddy-Long-Legs and the 2013 Korean drama, Give Love Away.

Chart performance

Chart (1979/1980) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles 18
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 60

See also

References

  1. Roy Kasten (2012-01-26). "JD Souther". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. Allmusic song review
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 227.
  4. DeGagne, Mike. "You're Only Lonely (Review)". J.D. Souther Biography. allmusic. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
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