If You Think You're Lonely Now

"If You Think You're Lonely Now"
Single by Bobby Womack
from the album The Poet
ReleasedAugust 1981[1]
Recorded1981
Genre
Length5:30
LabelBeverly Glen Music
Songwriter(s)Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully
Producer(s)Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack singles chronology
"Secrets"
(1981) 		"If You Think You're Lonely Now"
(1981) 		"Where Do We Go From Here"
(1982)
K-Ci Hailey singles chronology
"What About Us"
(1994) 		"If You Think You're Lonely Now"
(1995) 		"Freek'n You"
(1995)

"If You Think You're Lonely Now" is a song recorded and released by American soul singer-songwriter Bobby Womack in 1981 from his album The Poet. It was initially released as the b-side to his song "Secrets"[4] but proved to be the more popular track. The single reached number three for four weeks on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[5] This is significant because Womack released the song during a time when R&B was on a down slope and the charts were largely dominated by dance music.

  1. ^ "Bobby Womack - Secrets".
  2. ^ Gallery: Bobby Womack – "If You Think You're Lonely Now" Rolling Stone
  3. ^ Harrington, Jim (2016). "Bobby Womack - The Poet". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 482.
  4. ^ "Bobby Womack - Secrets".
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 634.