"If You Think You're Lonely Now" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Womack | ||||
from the album The Poet | ||||
Released | August 1981 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
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Length | 5:30 | |||
Label | Beverly Glen Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully | |||
Producer(s) | Bobby Womack | |||
Bobby Womack singles chronology | ||||
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K-Ci Hailey singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
For Record Collector ,Tim Brown wrote,"There was a major hit single in the form of the rambling ballad 'If You Think You’re Lonely Now',a true return to form." [6]
Chart (1982) | Peak position [7] |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 3 |
The song was later revised in 1994 by K-Ci Hailey,which is featured on the soundtrack to the film, Jason's Lyric . K-Ci's version was a pop hit,which peaked to number seventeen on Billboard's Hot 100 and eleven on Hot R&B Singles charts. The song's main hook is also invoked by Mariah Carey in her 2005 song "We Belong Together".
Chart (1995) | Peak position [9] |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 17 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 11 |