I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You

"I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"
Australian artwork
Single by Absent Friends featuring Wendy Matthews
from the album Here's Looking Up Your Address
B-side	"Hallelujah" "Hullabaloo"
Released	16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) [1]
Length	4:46
Label	RooART
Songwriter(s)	Eddie Floyd
Producer(s)	Sean Kelly Garry Beers
Absent Friends singles chronology
"Hullabaloo" (1990) "I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" (1990) "Harmony" (1990)
Wendy Matthews singles chronology
"Jump" (1988) "I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" (1990) "Token Angels" (1990)

Australian 7-inch, CD, and cassette single (875 200-7; 875 201-2; 875 200-4) ^{[4] [5] [6]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"	Eddie Floyd [7]	4:46
2.	"Hallelujah"	Sean Kelly [8]	4:39

Australian 12-inch single (875 201-1) ^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"	Floyd [7]	4:46
2.	"Hallelujah"	Kelly [8]	4:39
3.	"Hullabaloo"	Kelly, John MacKay [10]	4:17

UK 12-inch and CD single (RART 512; RARCD 5) ^{[11] [12]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"	Floyd [7]	4:46
2.	"Pomona's Place"	Kelly [13]	3:01
3.	"Hallelujah"	Kelly [8]	4:39
4.	"Hullabaloo"	Kelly, MacKay [10]	4:17

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [14]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Australia (ARIA) [15]	31

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

The song has also been covered by Stevie Salas on the album The Electric Pow Wow (1993), Anne Robertson on the Australian Idol - The Final 13 CD (2005) and by Joss Stone on her 2012 album, The Soul Sessions Vol. 2 . ^[17]

References

1. "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 14. 15 April 1990. p. 18.
2. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Absent Friends'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Allen & Unwin. ISBN   1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. "1991 ARIA Award Winners". ARIA . Retrieved 23 December 2013.
4. I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You (Australian 7-inch single vinyl disc). RooART. 1990. 875 200-7.
5. I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You (Australian CD single liner notes). RooART. 1990. 875 201-2.
6. I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You (Australian cassette single sleeve). RooART. 1990. 875 200-4.
7. ""I Don't Want To Be With Nobody But You" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
8. ""Hallelulah" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
9. I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You (Australian 12-inch single vinyl disc). RooART. 1990. 875 201-1.
10. ""Hullabaloo" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
11. I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). RooART. 1990. RART 512, 878 427-1.
12. I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You (UK CD single liner notes). RooART. 1990. RARCD 5, 878 427-2.
13. ""Pomona's Place" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
14. "Absent Friends feat. Wendy Matthews – I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
15. "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1990". ARIA . Retrieved 18 July 2022.
16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
17. "The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2 (Deluxe Edition) by Joss Stone". 31 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2022– via Apple Music.