You're Only Lonely (song)

"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]

  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.