Are You Lonely for Me (Freddie Scott song)
1966 single by Freddie Scott
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"Are You Lonely for Me", written and produced by Bert Berns (a.k.a. Bert Russell), is a song first recorded by Freddie Scott.
| "Are You Lonely For Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Freddie Scott | ||||
| from the album Are You Lonely For Me? | ||||
| B-side | "Where Were You" | |||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Shout Records | |||
| Songwriter | Bert Berns | |||
| Producer | Bert Berns | |||
| Freddie Scott singles chronology | ||||
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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
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues | 1 |
Cover versions
The song has been covered many times since, including renditions by:
Influence
- 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]