Just Don't Want to Be Lonely
{{Infobox song
| name = Just Don't Want to Be Lonely
| cover = Just_Don't_Want_to_Be_Lonely_-_Ronnie_Dyson.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Ronnie Dyson
| album = One Man Band{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-man-band-mw0000837485|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=May 5, 2022}}
| B-side = Point of No Return
| released = August 1973
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rhythm and blues, soul
| length = 3:11
| label = Columbia
| writer = Bobby Eli, John Freeman, Vinnie Barrett
| producer = Thom Bell, Stan Vincent, Billy Jackson
| prev_title = One Man Band (Plays All Alone)
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = We Can Make It Last Forever
| next_year = 1974
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Just Don't Want to Be Lonely
| cover = Just_Don't_Want_to_Be_Lonely_-_The_Main_Ingredient.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Main Ingredient
| album = Euphrates River{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/euphrates-river-mw0000371487|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=May 5, 2022}}
| B-side = Goodbye My Love
| released = January 1974
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = R&B
| length = 3:31
| label = RCA Victor
| writer = {{plainlist}}
- Bobby Eli
- John Freeman
- Vinnie Barrett
{{endplainlist}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Girl Blue
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = Happiness is Just Around the Bend
| next_year = 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{{cite web|url= http://www.discogs.com/Ronnie-Dyson-Just-Dont-Want-To-Be-Lonely-Point-Of-No-Return/release/2632295 |title=Ronnie Dyson - Just Don't Want to Be Lonely |year=1973 |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=22 March 2013}} 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.{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17194/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Ronnie Dyson US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-07-01}} Its flipside was "Point of No Return", a song written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed.
Chart history
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| Chart (1973-1974)
!Peak |
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| US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}
| style="text-align:center;"|60 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening
| style="text-align:center;"|30 |
| US Billboard Soul Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|29 |
| US Cash Box Top 100
|align="center"|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Main-Ingredient-Just-Dont-Want-To-Be-Lonely/release/1130110 |title=The Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want to Be Lonely |year=1974 |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=22 March 2013}} It became a gold record.
=Chart history=
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==Weekly charts==
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==Year-end charts==
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| Chart (1974)
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| Canada [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3893b&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3893b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3893b Bac-lac.gc.ca]
| style="text-align:center;"|111 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1974.htm Musicoutfitters.com]
| style="text-align:center;"|36 |
| US Cash Box {{Cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1974YESP.html |title=Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974 |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009212559/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1974YESP.html |archive-date=October 9, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
| style="text-align:center;"|55 |
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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.[http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/just-don't-want-to-be-lonely/ UK Official Charts, 20 June 1987]
- In 1996, Filipino singer Regine Velasquez included it on her album Retro.
- Other artists who delivered versions include Marlena Shaw, Boz Scaggs, Horace Andy, The Blues Busters, Little John, Marcia Griffiths,{{cite web|title=Marcia Griffiths - I Just Don't Want to Be Lonely|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/i-just-dont-want-to-be-lonely-mt0008105508|website=www.allmusic.com|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=27 July 2015}} Sanchez, Livingston Taylor and Blue Magic.
References
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Category:Songs written by Vinnie Barrett
Category:Songs written by Bobby Eli
Category:The Main Ingredient (band) songs
Category:Blue Magic (band) songs