Are You Lonely for Me (Freddie Scott song)

"Are You Lonely For Me"
Single by Freddie Scott
from the album Are You Lonely For Me?
Released1966
Recorded1966
LabelShout Records
Songwriter(s)Bert Berns
Producer(s)Bert Berns

"Are You Lonely for Me", written and produced by Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell), is a song first recorded by Freddie Scott.

The single was Scott's highest charting single on the R&B chart, hitting the number-one spot for four weeks, in early 1967. "Are You Lonely For Me" was also Freddie Scott's second and last Top 40-hit single.[1] The song's back up vocals were performed by Cissy Houston and the Sweet Inspirations.[2]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 514.
  2. ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 28.