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You're Only Lonely | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Studio | Warner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 35:27 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | J. D. Souther | |||
J. D. Souther chronology | ||||
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You're Only Lonely is the third album by American singer-songwriter J. D. Souther, released in 1979. The title song charted as a single on Billboard , reaching No.1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "White Rhythm & Blues" was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her album Living in the USA .
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The New York Times concluded that "Souther's trouble is that his voice simply isn't very interesting, at least in a folk-rock context on recording." [2]
In his retrospective review for AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann praised "White Rhythm and Blues" as well as the solo version of the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band song "Trouble in Paradise". [1]
All tracks are written by J.D. Souther, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You're Only Lonely" | 3:48 | |
2. | "If You Don't Want My Love" | 4:22 | |
3. | "The Last in Love" | Glenn Frey, Souther | 3:40 |
4. | "White Rhythm and Blues" | 4:39 | |
5. | "'Til the Bars Burn Down" | Frey, Souther | 4:42 |
6. | "The Moon Just Turned Blue" | 2:08 | |
7. | "Songs of Love" | 4:18 | |
8. | "Fifteen Bucks" | Kenny Edwards, Don Grolnick, Danny Kortchmar, Rick Marotta, Souther, Waddy Wachtel | 3:24 |
9. | "Trouble in Paradise" | 4:26 |
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 65 |
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 41 |
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