Are You Lonely for Me (Freddie Scott song)
| "Are You Lonely For Me" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Freddie Scott | |
| from the album Are You Lonely For Me? | |
| Released | 1966 |
| Recorded | 1966 |
| Label | Shout Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Bert Berns |
| Producer(s) | Bert Berns |
"Are You Lonely for Me", written and produced by Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell), is a song first recorded by Freddie Scott.
The single was Scott's highest-charting single on the R&B chart, hitting the number-one spot for four weeks, in early 1967. "Are You Lonely For Me" was also Freddie Scott's second and last Top 40-hit single.[1] The song's back up vocals were performed by Cissy Houston and the Sweet Inspirations.[2]
Chart positions
[edit]| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues | 1 |
Cover versions
[edit]The song has been covered many times since, including renditions by:
- Hank Ballard,[4]
- Commitments,[5]
- Grateful Dead,[6]
- Al Green,[7]
- Chuck Jackson,[8]
- Steve Marriott,[9]
- Otis Redding & Carla Thomas,[10]
- David Johansen.[11]
Influence
[edit]- The song was a standard in the Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders tours from 1972 to 1974.
- Keith Richards named it the one song he would want to be credited for writing[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 514.
- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 28.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 744.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Hank Ballard: You Can't Keep a Good Man Down". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Commitments: The Commitments". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Grateful Dead: Dick's Picks, Vol. 30". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Al Green: Gets Next to You". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Chuck Jackson: The Best of Chuck Jackson". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Steve Marriott: Marriott". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Otis Redding & Carla Thomas: King & Queen". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Buster Poindexter: Buster Poindexter". Allmusic. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Ask Keith Richards: If you could go back in time and be credited for writing any song,... YouTube.
