Just Don't Want to Be Lonely

"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
Single by Ronnie Dyson
from the album One Man Band[1]
B-side"Point of No Return"
ReleasedAugust 1973
GenreRhythm and blues, soul
Length3:11
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bobby Eli, John Freeman, Vinnie Barrett
Producer(s)Thom Bell, Stan Vincent, Billy Jackson
Ronnie Dyson singles chronology
"One Man Band (Plays All Alone)"
(1973)
"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
(1973)
"We Can Make It Last Forever"
(1974)
"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
Single by The Main Ingredient
from the album Euphrates River[2]
B-side"Goodbye My Love"
ReleasedJanuary 1974
GenreR&B
Length3:31
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
The Main Ingredient singles chronology
"Girl Blue"
(1973)
"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
(1974)
"Happiness is Just Around the Bend"
(1974)

"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" is a song written by Bobby Eli, John Freeman and Vinnie Barrett, originally recorded in 1973 by Ronnie Dyson[3] and popularized internationally by The Main Ingredient. Dyson's version reached No. 60 in the US Pop chart, No. 30 Adult Contemporary, and No. 29 in the US R&B chart.[4] Its flipside was "Point of No Return", a song written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed.

  1. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ronnie Dyson - Just Don't Want to Be Lonely". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Ronnie Dyson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-01.