I Don't Want a Lover
1989 single by Texas
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"I Don't Want a Lover" is a song by the Scottish band Texas from their first album, Southside (1989). The music starts with blues slide guitar followed by a throbbing rhythm section before the vocals break in.[2] It was released as the band's debut single in January 1989 and peaked at number eight on the UK singles chart. In the United States, it peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1989.
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| Single by Texas | ||||
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| Released | January 1989 | |||
| Genre | Roots rock[1] | |||
| Length | 5:00 | |||
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| Producer | Tim Palmer | |||
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In 2001, Norwegian production team Stargate remixed and re-released the song to promote The Greatest Hits compilation album. Released on 9 July 2001, this version peaked at number 16 on the UK chart.
Critical reception
In an ironic review on 4 February 1989, Phil Cheeseman of British music newspaper Record Mirror chided the song for lack of individuality. He wrote: "Begins brightly with some welcome slide guitar work but even before its slide towards American FM rock you're already scouring the sleeve in a vague attempt to find something, anything of interest".[3]
Track listings
Original release
7-inch, mini-CD, and cassette single[4][5][6]
- A. "I Don't Want a Lover"
- B. "Believe Me"
- "I Don't Want a Lover" (full version)
- "Believe Me"
- "All in Vain"
2001 mix
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UK CD1[9]
UK CD2[10]
UK cassette single[11]
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European CD single[12]
European maxi-CD single[13]
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Personnel
Personnel are lifted from The Greatest Hits album booklet and the 2001 UK CD1 liner notes.[14][9]
- Johnny McElhone – writing, bass
- Sharleen Spiteri – writing, backing vocals, guitars
- Stuart Kerr – backing vocals, drums
- Ally McErlaine – guitars
- Giuliano Gizzi – guitars
- Craig Armstrong – keyboards
- Wix – keyboards
- Mark Feltham – harmonica
- Tim Palmer – production
- Simon Vinestock – engineering
- Stargate – remix, additional production (2001 mix)
Charts
Weekly chartsOriginal version
2001 mix
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[34] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[39] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||