"I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" is a song originally recorded by
Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Moore (born October 13, 1946) is an American blues, gospel, and R&B singer best known for her 1976 hit song, "Misty Blue".
Career
Moore's parents were Mary Moore and Melvin Hendrex Senior. Her father performed under the stage name Melv ...
for her 1976 album ''Misty Blue''. It was written by
Eddie Floyd
Edward Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including the No. 1 R&B hit song " Knock on Wood".
Biography
Floyd was born in ...
, who recorded his own version in 2008 for the album ''Eddie Loves You So''. Australian band
Absent Friends covered the song for their 1990 debut album, ''
Here's Looking Up Your Address
''Here's Looking Up Your Address'' is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Absent Friends. It was released in April 1990 and peaked at number 7 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.
Track listing
All songs written by S. Kelly ex ...
'', featuring
Wendy Matthews
Wendy Joan Matthews (born 13 January 1960) is a Canadian-born Australian singer-songwriter who has been a member of Models and Absent Friends and is a solo artist. She released Top 20 hit singles in the 1990s including " Token Angels", " ...
on lead vocals and
Peter Blakeley
Peter Blakeley is an Australian white soul/adult contemporary singer and songwriter.
Blakeley was a lead singer of the Rockmelons in the mid-1980s. He launched a solo career in 1987 and had a massive hit single in Australia in 1989 with "Cryi ...
on backing vocals.
Absent Friends' version was released in April 1990 as the third single from ''Here's Looking Up Your Address'' and debuted on the
Australian Singles Chart at 45 in May 1990, eventually peaking at No. 4 in July 1990. It won the
Single of the Year award at the
1991 ARIA Music Awards.
Matthews subsequently included it on her 1999
greatest hits
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album, ''
Stepping Stones
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'' and on her 2007 compilation album, ''The Essential Wendy Matthews''.
Track listings
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Sales and certifications
Other versions
The song has also been covered by
Stevie Salas
Stevie Salas (born November 17, 1964) is a Native American guitarist, author, television host, music director, record producer, film composer, and former advisor of contemporary music at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
...
on the album ''The Electric Pow Wow'' (1993),
Anne Robertson on the ''
Australian Idol - The Final 13'' CD (2005) and by
Joss Stone on her 2012 album, ''
The Soul Sessions Vol. 2''.
References
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1976 songs
1990 singles
ARIA Award-winning songs
Dorothy Moore songs
Eddie Floyd songs
Songs written by Eddie Floyd
Wendy Matthews songs