Tired of Being Alone explained

Tired of Being Alone
Cover:	Tired of Being Alone single.jpeg
Caption:	Side-A label of original 1971 edition
Type:	single
Artist:	Al Green
Album:	Al Green Gets Next to You
B-Side:	"Get Back Baby" (US) "Right Now, Right Now" (UK)
Recorded:	1971
Genre:	Soul
Label:	Hi
Producer:	Willie Mitchell
Prev Title:	Driving Wheel
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Let's Stay Together
Next Year:	1971

"Tired of Being Alone" is a soul song written by American singer Al Green. It reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Soul Singles Chart in 1971. Billboard ranked it as the number 12 song for 1971.

Background

Though released on the 1971 album, Al Green Gets Next to You, the song was written in late 1968 and intended to be released on the 1969 album, Green Is Blues. Problems occurred with the first recording, so it was postponed for production. It was altered and perfected the second time around.

"Tired of Being Alone" was produced and recorded by Willie Mitchell at Hi Records and mixed by Mitchell and Terry Manning. In 1973, Green performed the song with Chicago on the TV special Chicago in the Rockies. In 2002, this recording appeared as a bonus track on the remastered version of Chicago VI.

In 2004, Green's version was ranked number 293 on Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[1]

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	11
US Best Selling Soul Singles (Billboard)^[4]	7

Texas version

Tired of Being Alone
Cover:	Tired of Being Alone Texas.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Texas
B-Side:	Wrapped in Clothes of Blue
Released:	^[5]
Label:	Phonogram
Producer:	Texas, Kenny MacDonald
Prev Title:	Mothers Heaven (Remix)
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	So Called Friend
Next Year:	1992

In 1992, Scottish band Texas covered "Tired of Being Alone", which became a substantial hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. A re-recorded version later appeared on their 2000 album, The Greatest Hits.

Track listings

7-inch single (TEX 8)

1. "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:17
2. "Wrapped in Clothes of Blue" – 4:18

CD1 (TEXCD 8 / 866 883-2)

1. "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:17
2. "Thrill Has Gone" – 4:25
3. "In My Heart" (12") – 6:36
4. "Prayer for You" – 6:51

CD2 'Acoustic EP' (TEXCB 8 / 866 769-2)

1. "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:02
2. "Walk the Dust" – 5:11
3. "Why Believe in You" – 3:32
4. "Return" – 2:34

• Limited edition of 5000 copies (in oversized packaging), includes three exclusive black and white postcards.

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	173
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	60

Other noteworthy versions

• "Tired of Being Alone" has been covered by other artists. Among the more successful is American singer Sybil who released the song as a non-album single in 1996, peaking at number 53 in the UK.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. https://web.archive.org/web/20061228110909/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596138/tired_of_being_alone. dead. December 28, 2006. RollingStone.com. July 25, 2008.
2. Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. November 10, 2021.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 356.

4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 237.

5. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 19. April 11, 1992.
6. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 20 July 1992 . Bubbling Down Under. 20 Jul 2024.
7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 9. 21. 39. May 23, 1992.
8. Web site: Tired of Being Alone – Singles Chart . . September 4, 2021.