I Don't Like to Sleep Alone explained

I Don't Like to Sleep Alone
Type:	single
Artist:	Paul Anka
Album:	Feelings
Cover:	I_Don't_Like_to_Sleep_Alone_-_Paul_Anka.jpeg
B-Side:	How Can Anything Be Beautiful—After You
Genre:	Pop
Label:	United Artists
Producer:	Rick Hall
Prev Title:	One Man Woman/One Woman Man
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love
Next Year:	1975

"I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" is a song written by Paul Anka and performed by Anka featuring Odia Coates. It was featured on his 1975 album Feelings.^[1] The song was arranged by Jimmie Haskell and produced by Rick Hall.^[2]

Chart performance

In his native Canada, the song reached #1 on both the Canadian pop chart^[3] and Adult Contemporary chart^[4] In the US, the song went to #8 on both the U.S. pop and Easy Listening charts in 1975.^[5]

Other facts

• The song was nominated for the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 1976, but lost to "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
• The song ranked #72 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1975.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Anka, Feelings. . 1975 . April 10, 2019.
2. Web site: Paul Anka, "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" Single Release. April 10, 2019.
3. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1975-05-03 . 2020-03-09.
4. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1975-04-19 . 2020-03-09.
5. Web site: Paul Anka, "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" Chart Positions. April 10, 2019.
6. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1975. April 10, 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140102154416/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1975.php. 2014-01-02.