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You're Only Lonely (song)

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"You're Only Lonely"
Single by JD Souther
from the album You're Only Lonely
B-side"Songs of Love"
ReleasedAugust 1979[1]
GenreCountry rock, soft rock[2]
Length3:48
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)JD Souther
JD Souther singles chronology
"You're Only Lonely"
(1979)
"White Rhythm and Blues"
(1980)

"You're Only Lonely" is a 1979 single by JD Souther from his album You're Only Lonely.[3] It was Souther's only top ten pop hit, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 for the weeks of December 15, 22 and 29, 1979 and spent five weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[4][5][6]

Background

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Souther hired Danny Kortchmar to play guitar, David Sanborn saxophone, and to help out with the harmony, Phil Everly, Jackson Browne, and three members of the Eagles (Frey, Felder, Henley).[7]

Charts

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Chart (1979-80) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 17
Canadian RPM Top Singles 18
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 7
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 60
Year-end chart (1980) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[10] 57

Cover versions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "45cat - J. D. Souther - You're Only Lonely / Songs Of Love - Columbia - USA - 1-11079". 45cat.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Roy Kasten (January 2, 2012). "JD Souther". Riverfront Times. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Allmusic song review
  4. ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of December 15, 1979 – Billboard.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of December 29, 1979 – Billboard.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 227.
  7. ^ DeGagne, Mike. "You're Only Lonely (Review)". J.D. Souther Biography. allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 285. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 788.
  10. ^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved April 5, 2020.