If You Think You're Lonely Now
"If You Think You're Lonely Now" is a song recorded and released as a single by American soul singer-songwriter Bobby Womack in 1982. It was released from his album The Poet. The single reached number three for four weeks on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[2] This is significant because Womack released the song during a time when R&B was on a down slope and the charts were largely dominated by dance music.
"If You Think You're Lonely Now" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Womack | ||||
from the album The Poet | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | Soul, R&B[1] | |||
Length | 5:30 | |||
Label | Beverly Glen Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully | |||
Producer(s) | Bobby Womack | |||
Bobby Womack singles chronology | ||||
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K-Ci Hailey singles chronology | ||||
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Charts
Chart (1982) | Peak position[3] |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 3 |
K-Ci Hailey version
The song was later revised in 1994 by K-Ci Hailey, which is featured on the soundtrack to the film, Jason's Lyric. K-Ci's version was a pop hit, which peaked to number seventeen on Billboard's Hot 100 and eleven on Hot R&B Singles charts. The song's main hook is also invoked by Mariah Carey in her 2005 song "We Belong Together".
Chart (1995) | Peak position[5] |
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US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 17 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
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References
- Gallery: Bobby Womack - "If You Think You're Lonely Now" Rolling Stone
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 634.
- Billboard singles
- "Bobby Womack Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- [https://www.billboard.com/music/cedric-"k-ci"-hailey/chart-history/ K-Ci Hailey Billboard singles]
- "K-Ci & JoJo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- "K-Ci & JoJo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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