You're Only Lonely

You're Only Lonely is the third album by American singer-songwriter J. D. Souther, released in 1979. The title song charted as a single on Billboard, reaching number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "White Rhythm & Blues" was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her album Living in the USA.

You're Only Lonely
Studio album by
Released1979
StudioWarner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA
GenreRock
Length35:27
LabelColumbia
ProducerJ. D. Souther
J. D. Souther chronology
Black Rose
(1976)
You're Only Lonely
(1979)
Home by Dawn
(1984)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In his retrospective review for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlmann gave the album a 4-star rating, highlighting "White Rhythm and Blues" as well as the solo version of the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band song "Trouble in Paradise".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J.D. Souther, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're Only Lonely" 3:48
2."If You Don't Want My Love" 4:22
3."The Last in Love"Glenn Frey, Souther3:40
4."White Rhythm and Blues" 4:39
5."'Til the Bars Burn Down"Frey, Souther4:42
6."The Moon Just Turned Blue" 2:08
7."Songs of Love" 4:18
8."Fifteen Bucks"Kenny Edwards, Don Grolnick, Danny Kortchmar, Rick Marotta, Souther, Waddy Wachtel3:24
9."Trouble in Paradise" 4:26

Personnel

Production

  • Producer: J.D. Souther
  • Engineers: Loyd Clifft, Lee Herschberg
  • Direction: Irving Azoff
  • Art direction: Jimmy Wachtel
  • Photography: Jim Shea

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 65
USA (Billboard 200) 41

References

  1. Ruhlmann, William. "You're Only Lonely > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 285. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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