Only Lonely Sometimes

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Only Lonely Sometimes
Studio album by
Tammy Wynette
ReleasedJune 9, 1980
RecordedJan. 1980
Studio
GenreCountry
Length32:38
LabelEpic
ProducerBilly Sherrill
Tammy Wynette chronology
Just Tammy
(1979) 		Only Lonely Sometimes
(1980) 		Together Again
(1980)
Singles from Only Lonely Sometimes
  1. "He Was There (When I Needed You)"
    Released: Mar. 1980
  2. "Starting Over"
    Released: Aug. 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Only Lonely Sometimes is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on June 9, 1980, by Epic Records.[2]

Commercial performance[edit]

The album peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "He Was There (When I Needed You)", peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and the album's second single, "Starting Over", also peaked at No. 17.

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."He Was There (When I Needed You)"Sue Richards3:15
2."I'll Be Thinking of You"Richards3:58
3."You Never Knew"Jerry Taylor, Robert J. Jones2:59
4."Come with Me"Chuck Howard2:56
5."You Needed Me"Randy Goodrum3:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Starting Over"Bob McDill3:07
2."Out of the Spotlight"Taylor, Jones3:22
3."Only the Names Have Been Changed"Tammy Wynette, Jan Howard3:11
4."When You Love Me"Taylor, Paul Richey3:16
5."Ozark Mountain Lullaby"Jones3:12

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the album liner notes.

  • Phil Baugh - lead guitar
  • Ken Bell - rhythm guitar
  • Lou Bradley - engineer
  • Tom Brannon - background vocals
  • Jimmy Capps - rhythm guitar
  • Jerry Carrigan - drums
  • Boomer Castleman - rhythm guitar
  • C.C. Couch - background vocals
  • Mike Daniel - engineer
  • Chalmers Davis - keyboard
  • Diane Davidson - background vocals
  • Pete Drake - steel guitar
  • Jimmy English - lead guitar
  • Ralph Ezell - bass
  • Johnny Gimble - fiddle
  • Owen Hale - drums
  • Kenny Malone - drums
  • Bill McElhiney - string arrangements
  • Steve Nathan - keyboard
  • Nightstreets - background vocals
  • June Page - background vocals
  • Ron Reynolds - engineer
  • George Richey - keyboard
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboard
  • Norman Seeff - photography
  • The Shelly Kurland Strings - strings
  • Billy Sherrill - producer
  • Henry Strzelecki - bass
  • Virginia Team - art direction
  • Pete Wade - rhythm guitar
  • Tammy Wynette - lead vocals
  • Reggie Young - lead guitar

Chart positions[edit]

Album[edit]

Year Chart Peak
position
1980 Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 37

Singles[edit]

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1980 "He Was There (When I Needed You)" Country Singles (Billboard)[4] 17
1980 "Starting Over" Country Singles (Billboard)[5] 17

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Only Lonely Sometimes - Tammy Wynette | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Only Lonely Sometimes - Tammy Wynette". Tammy Wynette. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Billboard Magazine - July 12, 1980" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Billboard Magazine - June 7, 1980" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine - October 4, 1980" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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