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You're Only Lonely
Studio album by JD Souther
Released	1979
Studio	Warner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Genre	Rock, folk rock
Length	35:27
Label	Columbia
Producer	JD Souther
JD Souther chronology
Black Rose (1976) You're Only Lonely (1979) Home by Dawn (1984)

You're Only Lonely is the third album by American singer-songwriter JD 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. In 1992, George Strait covered "The Last in Love", for the soundtrack to the film Pure Country.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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."

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".

Track listing

All tracks are written by JD Souther, except where noted

Personnel

• JD 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: JD 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.

• JD Souther albums
• 1979 albums
• Columbia Records albums
• Albums with cover art by Jimmy Wachtel