"You're Only Lonely" is a 1979 single by J. D. Souther from his album of the same name.[3] 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.[4]
| "You're Only Lonely" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by J. D. Souther | ||||
| from the album You're Only Lonely | ||||
| B-side | "Songs of Love" | |||
| Released | August 1979[1] | |||
| Genre | Country rock, soft rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | J. D. Souther | |||
| J. D. Souther singles chronology | ||||
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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).[5]
Charts
| Chart (1979-80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 17 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 18 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 60 |
| Year-end chart (1980) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[8] | 57 |
Cover versions
- 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.
- Patrick Norman covered the song to Québec in French as "Tout au long de ma vie".
- Also covered by Raul Malo of The Mavericks, on his 2006 album "You're Only Lonely".
Popular culture
- It is also featured in the 2005 Korean film, Daddy-Long-Legs and the 2013 Korean drama, A Little Love Never Hurts.