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"If You Think You're Lonely Now" is a song recorded and released by American
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singer-songwriter
Bobby Womack Robert Dwayne Womack ( ; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's ...
in 1981 from his album '' The Poet''. It was initially released as the B-side to his song "Secrets" but proved to be the more popular track. The single reached number three for four weeks on the
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chart. This is significant because Womack released the song during a time when R&B was on a down slope and the charts were largely dominated by
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.


Reception

For ''
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'', Tim Brown wrote, "There was a major hit single in the form of the rambling ballad 'If You Think You’re Lonely Now', a true return to form."


Charts


K-Ci Hailey version

The song was later revised in 1994 by K-Ci Hailey, which is featured on the
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to the film, ''
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''. K-Ci's version was a
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hit, which peaked to number seventeen on ''Billboard's'' Hot 100 and eleven on Hot R&B Singles charts. The song's main hook is also invoked by
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...
in her 2005 song " We Belong Together".


References

1981 songs 1982 singles 1980s ballads Bobby Womack songs 1994 singles Songs written by Bobby Womack Songs written by Sandra Sully (songwriter) Songs written by Patrick Moten Song recordings produced by Bobby Womack Soul ballads {{1990s-R&B-song-stub