Only Lonely Sometimes is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on June 9, 1980, by Epic Records.[2]
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| Released | June 9, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Jan. 1980 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:38 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Commercial performance
editThe album peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "He Was There (When I Needed You)", peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and the album's second single, "Starting Over", also peaked at No. 17.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "He Was There (When I Needed You)" | Sue Richards | 3:15 |
| 2. | "I'll Be Thinking of You" | Richards | 3:58 |
| 3. | "You Never Knew" | Jerry Taylor, Robert J. Jones | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Come with Me" | Chuck Howard | 2:56 |
| 5. | "You Needed Me" | Randy Goodrum | 3:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Starting Over" | Bob McDill | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Out of the Spotlight" | Taylor, Jones | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Only the Names Have Been Changed" | Tammy Wynette, Jan Howard | 3:11 |
| 4. | "When You Love Me" | Taylor, Paul Richey | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Ozark Mountain Lullaby" | Jones | 3:12 |
Personnel
editAdapted from the album liner notes.
- Phil Baugh - lead guitar
- Ken Bell - rhythm guitar
- Lou Bradley - engineer
- Tom Brannon - background vocals
- Jimmy Capps - rhythm guitar
- Jerry Carrigan - drums
- Boomer Castleman - rhythm guitar
- C.C. Couch - background vocals
- Mike Daniel - engineer
- Chalmers Davis - keyboard
- Diane Davidson - background vocals
- Pete Drake - steel guitar
- Jimmy English - lead guitar
- Ralph Ezell - bass
- Johnny Gimble - fiddle
- Owen Hale - drums
- Kenny Malone - drums
- Bill McElhiney - string arrangements
- Steve Nathan - keyboard
- Nightstreets - background vocals
- June Page - background vocals
- Ron Reynolds - engineer
- George Richey - keyboard
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboard
- Norman Seeff - photography
- The Shelly Kurland Strings - strings
- Billy Sherrill - producer
- Henry Strzelecki - bass
- Virginia Team - art direction
- Pete Wade - rhythm guitar
- Tammy Wynette - lead vocals
- Reggie Young - lead guitar
Chart positions
editAlbum
edit| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1980 | Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 37 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1980 | "He Was There (When I Needed You)" | Country Singles (Billboard)[4] | 17 |
| 1980 | "Starting Over" | Country Singles (Billboard)[5] | 17 |
References
edit- ^ "Only Lonely Sometimes - Tammy Wynette | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Only Lonely Sometimes - Tammy Wynette". Tammy Wynette. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine - July 12, 1980" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine - June 7, 1980" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine - October 4, 1980" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2018.