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Love or Let Me Be Lonely

"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]

"Love or Let Me Be Lonely"
Side A of the US single
Single by The Friends of Distinction
from the album Real Friends[1]
B-side"This Generation"
ReleasedMarch 1970
GenrePop, R&B
Length3:14
LabelRCA Victor 74-0319
Songwriter(s)Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters, Anita Poree
The Friends of Distinction singles chronology
"Going in Circles/Let Yourself Go"
(1969) 		"Love or Let Me Be Lonely"
(1970) 		"Time Waits For No One"
(1970)

Chart performance edit

Paul Davis version edit

The song returned to the charts in the summer of 1982 in a version by Paul Davis, 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's final single he released.[13]

Chart performance edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 219.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 98.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. ^ Billboard Adult Contemporary, April 18, 1970
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  10. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1970". cashboxmagazine.com. 1970-12-26. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  11. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  12. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 72.
  14. ^ RPM Adult Contemporary, August 28, 1982
  15. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

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