I've Been Lonely for So Long

1972 single by Frederick Knight

"I've Been Lonely for So Long"

Single by Frederick Knight

from the album I've Been Lonely for So Long

B-side

"Lean on Me"

Released

April 1972

Genre

Southern soul
Country pop

Length

3:11

Label

Stax STA-0117 (US)
Stax 2025-098 (UK)

Songwriter(s)

Posie Knight, Jerry Weaver

Frederick Knight singles chronology

"Trouble"
(1972)

"I've Been Lonely for So Long"
(1972)

"This is My Song of Love to You"
(1973)

"I've Been Lonely for So Long" is a pop-soul song recorded by American southern soul singer Frederick Knight in 1972. It was written by his wife, Posie Knight, and Jerry Weaver. It was released as a single and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard pop chart, number 8 on the R&B chart and number 23 on the British pop chart in 1972.^[1]^[2] It was also released on his 1973 album of the same name.

The song is noted for its spoken recitation in the middle of the song.

Chart performance

Chart (1972)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[2]	23
US Billboard Black Singles^[1]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	27
US Cash Box Top 100^[3]	20

Other versions

Mick Jagger, on his 1993 solo album Wandering Spirit
Paul Young during sessions for his 1983 album No Parlez
Peter Blakeley recorded the song, under the shortened title "I've Been Lonely", for his 1993 album The Pale Horse, and as a single, which reached #61 on the Australian ARIA chart.
Black Grape, on their 1997 album Stupid Stupid Stupid
Lambchop, on their 1998 album What Another Man Spills
John Farnham, on his 2000 album 33⅓
Hazmat Modine, on their 2011 album Cicada

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "(((Frederick Knight's discography))) on Allmusic". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
^ ^a ^b "Frederick Knight - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 1, 1972