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Today’s Forgotten 45 @ 45!


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James Taylor – Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” is the lead single from James Taylor’s 1972 album, ‘One Man Dog’. That album climbed the Pop album charts, based mostly upon the popularity of this song, peaking #4 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

This song has be covered many times by many different artists, but Taylor’s OWN cover of his OWN song from the 2001 Michael Brecker album, ‘Nearness of You: The Ballad Book’. earned him the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy in 2002!

“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” peaked at #14 on the Hot 100 but stopped at #3 on the Easy Listening chart.

Jeff Winfield
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