Love or Let Me Be Lonely
"Love or Let Me Be Lonely" | ||||
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Single by the Friends of Distinction | ||||
from the album Real Friends[1] | ||||
B-side | "This Generation" | |||
Released | March 1970 | |||
Studio | RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, CA, US | |||
Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters, Anita Poree | |||
Producer(s) | Ray Cork, Jr. | |||
The Friends of Distinction singles chronology | ||||
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"Love or Let Me Be Lonely" is a pop song recorded by the soul group The Friends of Distinction and released as a single in early 1970. The song was a multi-format success, peaking in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at #6[2] on May 1, 1970 and at #13 on the R&B chart.[3] On the Adult Contemporary singles charts, "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" went to #9.[4] The song is ranked as the 63rd biggest hit of 1970.[5]
Chart performance
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Paul Davis version
[edit]"Love or Let Me Be Lonely" | ||||
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Single by Paul Davis | ||||
from the album Cool Night | ||||
B-side | "Oriental Eyes" | |||
Released | July 13, 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1980–1981 | |||
Studio | Web IV Studios, Atlanta, GA, US | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters, Anita Poree | |||
Producer(s) | Ed Seay, Paul Davis | |||
Paul Davis singles chronology | ||||
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The song returned to the charts in the summer of 1982 in a version by American singer-songwriter Paul Davis as the third and final single from his 1981 album Cool Night (Davis' seventh, final, and breakthrough album), which reached number 40 on the Hot 100[12] and number 11 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. This would go on to be Davis' final single as the lead artist and last single overall for 5 years until he was featured on Marie Osmond's "You're Still New to Me", Davis would retire from music altogether in 1988 and died in 2008.[13] As with all tracks on Cool Night, Davis' version was co-produced by Davis himself and keyboardist Ed Seay.
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[14] | 29 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] | 40 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 11 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 41 |
Sylvie Vartan version (in French)
[edit]"La chasse à l'homme" | ||||
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Single by Sylvie Vartan | ||||
Language | French | |||
English title | The manhunt | |||
B-side | "J’ai deux mains" | |||
Released | August 1970 | |||
Recorded | Early-Mid 1970 | |||
Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters, Anita Poree, Gilles Thibault | |||
Sylvie Vartan singles chronology | ||||
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In August 1970, the song was adapted into French as "La chasse à l'homme" (meaning "The manhunt") by Gilles Thibault and recorded by French pop singer Sylvie Vartan, who released her version as a non-album single, 5 months after the release of the original Friends of Distinction version.[16][17] Vartan's version peaked at Number 17 on the French Belgian charts on October 24, 1970.[18]
Charts
[edit]Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] | 17 |
References
[edit]- ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 219.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 98.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Billboard Adult Contemporary, April 18, 1970
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1970". cashboxmagazine.com. 1970-12-26. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 72.
- ^ RPM Adult Contemporary, August 28, 1982
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "45 Tours 70 – Site officiel de Sylvie Vartan" (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan - La chasse á l'homme - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan - La chasse á l'homme - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan - La chasse á l'homme - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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