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"Love or Let Me Be Lonely" is a pop song recorded by the soul group The Friends of Distinction and released as a single in early 1970. The song was a multi-format success, peaking in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at #6[1] on May 1, 1970 and at #13 on the R&B chart.[2] On the Adult Contemporary singles charts, "Love or Let Me Lonely" went to #9.[3] The song is ranked as the 63rd biggest hit of 1970.[4]

"Love or Let Me Be Lonely"
Side A of the US single
Single by The Friends of Distinction
from the album Real Friends
B-side	"This Generation"
Released	March 1970
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	3:14
Label	RCA Victor 74-0319
Songwriter(s)	Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters, Anita Poree
The Friends of Distinction singles chronology
"Going in Circles/Let Yourself Go" (1969) "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" (1970) "Time Waits For No One" (1970)

Chart performance

Paul Davis version

The song returned to the charts in the summer of 1982 in a version by Paul Davis, which reached number 40 on the Hot 100[11] and number 11 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.[12]

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[13]	29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14]	40
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	11
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	41

References

External links

• "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" by Merry Clayton on YouTube

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