You're Only Lonely

1979 studio album by J. D. Souther

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."^[2]

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".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J.D. Souther, except where noted

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

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "You're Only Lonely > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
2. Rockwell, John (7 Sep 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C19.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 285. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.