Tired of Being Alone
"Tired of Being Alone" is a soul song written by Al Green that became popular in the early 1970s and remains popular to this day, being a score in popular shows such as Nip/Tuck. It reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and # 7 on the Hot Soul Singles Chart. Though released on the 1971 album, Al Green Gets Next to You, the song was written in late 1968 and intended to be released on the 1969 album, Green Is Blues. Problems occurred with the first recording, so it was postponed for production. It was altered and perfected the second time around.
"Tired of Being Alone" was produced and recorded by Willie Mitchell at Hi Records, and mixed by Mitchell and Terry Manning.
In 2004, Green's version was ranked #293 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[1]
Texas version
In 1992 Scottish band Texas covered "Tired of Being Alone", which became a substantial hit in the United Kingdom, reaching no. 19 on the official UK Singles Chart. A re-recorded version later appeared on their 2001 album, The Greatest Hits.
Track listings
- 7" vinyl (TEX 8)
- "Tired of Being Alone" — 3:17
- "Wrapped in Clothes of Blue" — 4:18
- CD1 (TEXCD 8 / 866 883-2)[2]
- "Tired of Being Alone" — 3:17
- "Thrill Has Gone" — 4:25
- "In My Heart" (12") — 6:36
- "Prayer for You" — 6:51
- CD2 'Acoustic EP' (TEXCB 8 / 866 769-2)
- "Tired of Being Alone" — 3:02
- "Walk the Dust" — 5:11
- "Why Believe in You" — 3:32
- "Return" — 2:34
- Limited edition of 5000 copies (in oversized packaging), includes three exclusive black and white postcards.
Charts
Other versions
In addition to Texas, "Tired of Being Alone" has also been covered by Michael Bolton, Tom Jones, the Subdudes and by Eran James. Graham Bonnet of Rainbow, MSG, and Alcatrazz fame covered "Tired of Being Alone" on 1977's "Graham Bonnet".
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