You're Only Lonely Explained

You're Only Lonely
Type:	studio
Artist:	J. D. Souther
Cover:	J.D. Souther - You're Only Lonely.jpg
Released:	1979
Studio:	Warner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Genre:	Rock, folk rock
Length:	35:27
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	J. D. Souther
Prev Title:	Black Rose
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Home by Dawn
Next Year:	1984

You're Only Lonely is the third album by American singer-songwriter J. D. Souther, released in 1979. The title song charted as a single on Billboard, reaching No.1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "White Rhythm & Blues" was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her album Living in the USA.

Reception

The New York Times concluded that "Souther's trouble is that his voice simply isn't very interesting, at least in a folk-rock context on recording."^[1]

In his retrospective review for AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann praised "White Rhythm and Blues" as well as the solo version of the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band song "Trouble in Paradise".

Personnel

• J.D. Souther – vocals, guitar
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
• Glenn Frey – guitar
• Don Felder – rhythm guitar
• Danny Kortchmar – guitar
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals
• Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar
• Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
• Kenny Edwards – bass guitar, harmony vocals
• Don Grolnick – piano
• Jai Winding – organ
• John Sebastian – harmonica
• Jackson Browne – vocals on "You're Only Lonely"
• Jorge Calderón – vocals, harmony vocals
• Phil Everly – harmony vocals on "White Rhythm and Blues" and "You're Only Lonely"
• Don Henley – vocals
• Mike Botts – drums
• Rick Marotta – drums

Production

• Producer: J.D. Souther
• Engineers: Loyd Clifft, Lee Herschberg
• Direction: Irving Azoff
• Art direction: Jimmy Wachtel
• Photography: Jim Shea

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	65
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)	41

Notes and References

1. News: Rockwell . John . The Pop Life . The New York Times . 7 Sep 1979 . C19.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 285.