I Don't Like to Sleep Alone

"I Don't Like to Sleep Alone"
Single by Paul Anka
from the album Feelings
B-side	"How Can Anything Be Beautiful—After You"
Released	March 1975 (1975-03)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:14
Label	United Artists
Songwriter	Paul Anka
Producer	Rick Hall
Paul Anka singles chronology
"One Man Woman/One Woman Man" (1974) "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" (1975) "(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love" (1975)

"I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" is a song written by Paul Anka and performed by Anka featuring Odia Coates. It was featured on his 1975 album Feelings. ^[1] The song was arranged by Jimmie Haskell and produced by Rick Hall. ^[2]

Chart performance

In his native Canada, the song reached #1 on both the Canadian pop chart ^[3] and Adult Contemporary chart ^[4] In the US, the song went to #8 on both the U.S. pop and Easy Listening charts in 1975. ^[5]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6]	Gold	75,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other facts

• The song was nominated for the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 1976, but lost to "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
• The song ranked #73 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1975. ^[7]

References

1. "Paul Anka, Feelings". Discogs . 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
2. "Paul Anka, "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" Single Release" . Retrieved April 10, 2019.
3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-05-03. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-04-19. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
5. "Paul Anka, "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" Chart Positions" . Retrieved April 10, 2019.
6. "Canadian single certifications – Paul Anka – I Don't Like to Sleep Alone". Music Canada . Retrieved July 14, 2022.
7. "Billboard Top 100 - 1975". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved April 10, 2019.