"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" | ||||
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SinglebyBob Luman | ||||
from the album Lonely Women Make Good Lovers | ||||
B-side | "Love Ought to Be a Happy Thing" | |||
Released | September 2, 1972 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Glenn Sutton | |||
Bob Luman singles chronology | ||||
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"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" | ||||
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SinglebySteve Wariner | ||||
from the album Midnight Fire | ||||
B-side | "I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me" | |||
Released | December 10, 1983 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown, Norro Wilson | |||
Steve Wariner singles chronology | ||||
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"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" is a song written by Freddy Weller and Spooner Oldham, and first recorded by American country music artist Bob Luman. Luman's version was the second single from his 1972 album of the same name. He released the single on August 2, 1972, and it debuted on the Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts in September, spending nineteen weeks on it and peaking at number 4.[2] Weller released his version of the song on his October 1972 album, The Roadmaster.
In December 1983, Steve Wariner covered the song for his album Midnight FireonRCA Nashville. Wariner's rendition of the song first charted on the same chart in December 1983, also reaching a peak of number 4 in early 1984.[3]
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 4 |
Canada RPM Country Tracks[5] | 4 |
Chart (1983–1984) | Peak position |
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USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 4 |
Canada RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
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