You're Only Lonely
1979 studio album by J. D. Souther
You're Only Lonely | ||||
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Studio album by J. D. Souther | ||||
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.
Reception
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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]
Track listing
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 |
Personnel
- J.D. Souther – vocals, guitar
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
- Glenn Frey – guitar
- Don Felder – rhythm guitar
- Danny Kortchmar – guitar
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals
- Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
- Kenny Edwards – bass guitar, harmony vocals
- Don Grolnick – piano
- Jai Winding – organ
- John Sebastian – harmonica
- Jackson Browne – vocals on "You're Only Lonely"
- Jorge Calderón – vocals, harmony vocals
- Phil Everly – harmony vocals on "White Rhythm and Blues" and "You're Only Lonely"
- Don Henley – vocals
- Mike Botts – drums
- Rick Marotta – drums
Production
- Producer: J.D. Souther
- Engineers: Loyd Clifft, Lee Herschberg
- Direction: Irving Azoff
- Art direction: Jimmy Wachtel
- Photography: Jim Shea
Charts
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 65 |
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 41 |
References
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "You're Only Lonely > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ Rockwell, John (7 Sep 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C19.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 285. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- v
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- John David Souther
- Black Rose
- You're Only Lonely
- Home by Dawn
- If the World Was You
- Natural History
- Tenderness
- The Souther–Hillman–Furay Band
- Trouble in Paradise
- "You're Only Lonely"
- "Her Town Too"