1979 single by JD Souther
| "You're Only Lonely" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by JD Souther | ||||
| from the album You're Only Lonely | ||||
| B-side | "Songs of Love" | |||
| Released | August 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | JD Souther | |||
| JD Souther singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"You're Only Lonely" is a 1979 single by JD Souther from his album You're Only Lonely. 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.
Background
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).
Charts
| Chart (1979-80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 17 |
| 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 |
| Year-end chart (1980) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) | 57 |
Cover versions
- The song was covered by Marietta, then wife of Rick Parfitt, as a single in 1982.
- It was covered in 2004 by Taiwanese girl group S.H.E on their album Magical Journey.
- It was covered by singer-songwriter Schuyler Fisk on her album The Good Stuff.
- Patrick Norman covered the song in French as "Je serai toujours là".
- It was also covered by Raul Malo of the Mavericks, on his 2006 album You're Only Lonely.
In popular culture
- The song was featured in the 2005 Korean film Daddy-Long-Legs and the 2013 Korean drama, A Little Love Never Hurts.
See also
References
- "45cat - J. D. Souther - You're Only Lonely / Songs Of Love - Columbia - USA - 1-11079". 45cat.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- Roy Kasten (January 2, 2012). "JD Souther". Riverfront Times. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- Allmusic song review
- Billboard Hot 100, Week of December 15, 1979 – Billboard.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- Billboard Hot 100, Week of December 29, 1979 – Billboard.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 227.
- DeGagne, Mike. "You're Only Lonely (Review)". J.D. Souther Biography. allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- 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.
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 788.
- "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
| JD Souther | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | |
| SHF albums | |
| Singles | |
| Related articles | |
 | This 1970s pop song–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |