"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
Single by Ronnie Dyson
from the album One Man Band[1]
B-side"Point of No Return"
ReleasedAugust 1973
GenreRhythm and blues, soul
Length3:11
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bobby Eli, John Freeman, Vinnie Barrett
Producer(s)Thom Bell, Stan Vincent, Billy Jackson
Ronnie Dyson singles chronology
"One Man Band (Plays All Alone)"
(1973)		 "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
(1973)		 "We Can Make It Last Forever"
(1974)
"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
Single by The Main Ingredient
from the album Euphrates River[2]
B-side"Goodbye My Love"
ReleasedJanuary 1974
GenreR&B
Length3:31
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
The Main Ingredient singles chronology
"Girl Blue"
(1973)		 "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
(1974)		 "Happiness is Just Around the Bend"
(1974)

"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" is a song written by Bobby Eli, John Freeman and Vinnie Barrett, originally recorded in 1973 by Ronnie Dyson[3] and popularized internationally by The Main Ingredient. Dyson's version reached No. 60 in the US Pop chart, No. 30 Adult Contemporary, and No. 29 in the US R&B chart.[4] Its flipside was "Point of No Return", a song written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed.

Chart history

Chart (1973-1974) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 60
US Billboard Easy Listening 30
US Billboard Soul Singles 29
US Cash Box Top 100 70

The Main Ingredient cover

The Main Ingredient's version of the song was released in 1974 on RCA Victor and reached No.10 in the US, No.8 in US R&B and No.42 in US AC. It reached No.7 in Canada. The recording was arranged by Bert de Coteaux.[6] It became a gold record.

Chart history

Other cover versions

  • Freddie McGregor recorded the song in a reggae version and released it in 1987. The track had Robbie Lyn on keyboards, synthesizer and Oberheim DMX programming and Dean Frazer on saxophone. Errol Thompson engineered and it was produced by Donovan Germain. McGregor's version reached No.9 in the UK.[17]
  • In 1996, Filipino singer Regine Velasquez included it on her album Retro.
  • Other artists who delivered versions include Boz Scaggs, Horace Andy, The Blues Busters, Little John, Marcia Griffiths,[18] Sanchez, Livingston Taylor and Blue Magic.

References

  1. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ronnie Dyson - Just Don't Want to Be Lonely". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ronnie Dyson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  5. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ↑ "The Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want to Be Lonely". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Top Singles - Volume 21, No. 13, May 18 1974
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Just Don't Want to be Lonely". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ Official Charts, 29 June 1974
  10. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  11. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 153.
  12. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 373.
  13. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 11, 1974
  14. ↑ Bac-lac.gc.ca
  15. ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
  16. ↑ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  17. ↑ UK Official Charts, 20 June 1987
  18. ↑ "Marcia Griffiths - I Just Don't Want to Be Lonely". www.allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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