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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 number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "White Rhythm & Blues" was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her album Living in the USA.

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his retrospective review for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlmann gave the album a 4-star rating, highlighting "White Rhythm and Blues" as well as the solo version of the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band song "Trouble in Paradise".[1]

Track listing

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

References

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