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"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" is a song written by Freddy Weller and Spooner Oldham, and first recorded by American country music artist Bob Luman. Luman's version was the second single from his 1972 album of the same name. He released the single on August 2, 1972, and it debuted on the Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts in September, spending nineteen weeks on it and peaking at number 4.[2] Weller released his version of the song on his October 1972 album, The Roadmaster.

"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"
Single by Bob Luman
from the album Lonely Women Make Good Lovers
B-side	"Love Ought to Be a Happy Thing"
Released	September 2, 1972
Genre	Country
Length	3:10
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham[1]
Producer(s)	Glenn Sutton
Bob Luman singles chronology
"It Takes You" (1972) "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" (1972) "Neither One of Us" (1973)

"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"
Single by Steve Wariner
from the album Midnight Fire
B-side	"I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me"
Released	December 10, 1983
Genre	Country
Length	3:14
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham
Producer(s)	Tony Brown, Norro Wilson
Steve Wariner singles chronology
"Midnight Fire" (1983) "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" (1983) "Why Goodbye" (1984)

In December 1983, Steve Wariner covered the song for his album Midnight Fire on RCA Nashville. Wariner's rendition of the song first charted on the same chart in December 1983, also reaching a peak of number 4 in early 1984.[3]

Chart performance

Bob Luman

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	4
Canada RPM Country Tracks[5]	4

Steve Wariner

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	4
Canada RPM Country Tracks	3

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