| Only Lonely Sometimes | ||||
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| Released | June 9, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Jan. 1980 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:38 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
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Only Lonely Sometimes is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on June 9, 1980, by Epic Records. [2]
The album peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "He Was There (When I Needed You)", peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and the album's second single, "Starting Over", also peaked at No. 17.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "He Was There (When I Needed You)" | Sue Richards | 3:15 |
| 2. | "I'll Be Thinking of You" | Richards | 3:58 |
| 3. | "You Never Knew" | Jerry Taylor, Robert J. Jones | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Come with Me" | Chuck Howard | 2:56 |
| 5. | "You Needed Me" | Randy Goodrum | 3:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Starting Over" | Bob McDill | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Out of the Spotlight" | Taylor, Jones | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Only the Names Have Been Changed" | Tammy Wynette, Jan Howard | 3:11 |
| 4. | "When You Love Me" | Taylor, Paul Richey | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Ozark Mountain Lullaby" | Jones | 3:12 |
Adapted from the album liner notes.
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1980 | Country Albums (Billboard) [3] | 37 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1980 | "He Was There (When I Needed You)" | Country Singles (Billboard) [4] | 17 |
| 1980 | "Starting Over" | Country Singles (Billboard) [5] | 17 |
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