Imaginary Lover

"Imaginary Lover" is a 1978 hit single by the Atlanta Rhythm Section, the first release and greatest hit from their album Champagne Jam.

"Imaginary Lover"
Single by Atlanta Rhythm Section
from the album Champagne Jam
B-side"Silent Treatment"
ReleasedFebruary 1978
Recorded1977
GenreSoft rock • Southern rock[1]
Length4:07
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Buie/Nix/Daughtry
Producer(s)Buie
Atlanta Rhythm Section singles chronology
"Georgia Rhythm"
(1977)		 "Imaginary Lover"
(1978)		 "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight"
(1978)

The song reached #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #9 in Canada. It is the group's second greatest hit, just behind "So in to You".

"Imaginary Lover" extols the virtues of fantasy and "private pleasure" as being an easy way to guaranteed satisfaction in the absence of an actual lover. It also implies the superiority at times of imaginary lovers to real ones, eliminating the complications of relating to an actual partner as well as the possibilities of disagreement, rejection, or boredom.

Nancy Sinatra included this on her 1998 album, Sheet Music.

Chart history

Weekly charts
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report 49
Canadian RPM Top Singles 9
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 7
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] 20
US Cash Box Top 100 [4] 9

Year-end charts
Chart (1978) Rank
Canada [5] 74
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 51
US Cash Box [7] 73
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References
  1. "Rockin' The 70s - The Official Site of Mayo Performing Arts Center". www.mayoarts.org.
  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 20.
  4. "Cash Box Top 100 5/27/78". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  5. "Top 200 Singles of '78 – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  6. "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". musicoutfitters.com.
  7. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1978". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
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