1970 single by the Friends of Distinction
"Love or Let Me Be Lonely" |
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Side A of the US single |
Single by the Friends of Distinction |
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from the album Real Friends[1] |
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B-side | "This Generation" |
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Released | March 1970 |
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Studio | RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, CA, US |
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Genre | Pop, R&B |
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Length | 3:14 |
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Label | RCA Victor |
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Songwriter(s) | Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters, Anita Poree |
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Producer(s) | Ray Cork, Jr. |
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The Friends of Distinction singles chronology |
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"Going in Circles/Let Yourself Go" (1969) | "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" (1970) | "Time Waits For No One" (1970) | |
"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]
Weekly charts Chart (1970) | Peak position | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 6 | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] | 9 | U.S. R&B Singles | 13 | U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 8 | Australia | 55 | Canadian RPM Top Singles[8] | 2 | | Year-end charts Chart (1970) | Rank | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 63 | U.S. Cash Box[10] | 55 | Canada[11] | 35 | |
Paul Davis version
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 (1982) | Peak position |
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)
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
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" by Merry Clayton on YouTube
- Harry Elston
- Floyd Butler
- Jessica Cleaves
- Barbara Jean Love
- Charlene Gibson
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