No One Wants a Lover

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"No One Wants a Lover"
No One Wants a Lover by Josh Pyke.png
Single by Josh Pyke
from the album Only Sparrows
Released20 June 2011 [1]
Length3:20
Label Ivy League Records
Songwriter(s) Josh Pyke
Producer(s) Wayne Connolly, Josh Pyke
Josh Pyke singles chronology
"The Summer"
(2009)
"No One Wants a Lover"
(2011)
"Throw It Away"
(2011)
Music video
"No One Wants a Lover" on YouTube

"No One Wants a Lover" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was released in June 2011 as the lead single from Pyke's third studio album, Only Sparrows (2011). Pyke promoted the song with television and radio appearances. [2] [3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, the song was nominated for three awards; ARIA Award for Best Male Artist and with Wayne Connolly, ARIA Award for Producer of the Year and ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year. [4]

Reception

In an album review, Jon O'Brien from AllMusic liked the "'wooh-ooh' harmonies and infectious handclaps of the driving country-rock" song. [5] Larry Heath of The AU Review said he "enjoys" the song. [6]

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References

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