If You Should Ever Be Lonely
| "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" | ||||
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| Single by Val Young | ||||
| from the album Seduction | ||||
| Released | February 10, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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"If You Should Ever Be Lonely" is a song by American singer Val Young, it was released in 1985 as the first single from her album Seduction issued by label Motown. The single peaked at number twenty-one on the U.S. Billboard R&B Songs chart.[1] "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" was more successful on the US Dance Songs chart, hitting number-one for three weeks.[2]
Covers[edit]
Real McCoy covered the song for their 1995 album Another Night.
American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and producer Mariah Carey's 1999 US Billboard Hot 100 number one song "Heartbreaker" interpolates Young's composition in its Junior Vasquez club mixes.[3]
Track listings and formats[edit]
- US and UK 7" Vinyl single[4]
- A. "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Remix) – 4:00
- B. "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Instrumental) – 3:54
- US and UK 12" Vinyl single[5]
- A1. "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Club Mix) – 6:32
- A2. "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Club Mix Radio Edit) – 4:15
- B. "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Street Mix) – 7:23
- US 7" Vinyl promo single
- A. "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Radio Edit) – 3:54
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 21 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs | 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 643.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 286.
- ^ "Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker / If You Should Ever be Lonely (Junior's Heartbreaker Club Dub) の歌詞".
- ^ "Val Young - If You Should Ever Be Lonely (Vinyl)". discogs.com.
- ^ "Val Young - If You Should Ever Be Lonely (12", Vinyl)". discogs.com.
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