Tired of Being Alone

"Tired of Being Alone" is a soul song written by Al Green that became popular in the early 1970's. It reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the Soul Singles Chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 12 song for 1971.[1]

"Tired of Being Alone"
Side-A label of original 1971 edition
Single by Al Green
from the album Al Green Gets Next to You
B-side
  • "Get Back Baby" (U.S.)
  • "Right Now, Right Now" (UK)
Released1971 (1971)
GenreSoul
Length2:43
LabelHi
Songwriter(s)Al Green
Producer(s)Willie Mitchell

Background

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 1973, Green performed the song with Chicago on the TV special Chicago in the Rockies. In 2002, this recording appeared as a bonus track on the remastered version of Chicago VI.

In 2004, Green's version was ranked No. 293 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[2]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Chart performance
Chart (1971) Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 11
US Best Selling Soul Singles (Billboard)[7] 7

Texas version
"Tired of Being Alone"
Single by Texas
B-side"Wrapped in Clothes of Blue"
ReleasedApril 25, 1992 (1992-04-25)
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:17
LabelPhonogram
Songwriter(s)Al Green
Producer(s)Texas, Kenny MacDonald
Texas singles chronology
""Mothers Heaven" (Remix)"
(1992)		 "Tired of Being Alone"
(1992)		 "So Called Friend"
(1992)

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 2000 album, The Greatest Hits.

Track listings

7-inch single (TEX 8)

  1. "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:17
  2. "Wrapped in Clothes of Blue" – 4:18

CD1 (TEXCD 8 / 866 883-2)

  1. "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:17
  2. "Thrill Has Gone" – 4:25
  3. "In My Heart" (12") – 6:36
  4. "Prayer for You" – 6:51

CD2 'Acoustic EP' (TEXCB 8 / 866 769-2)

  1. "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:02
  2. "Walk the Dust" – 5:11
  3. "Why Believe in You" – 3:32
  4. "Return" – 2:34
  • Limited edition of 5000 copies (in oversized packaging), includes three exclusive black and white postcards.

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 19

Other noteworthy versions
  • "Tired of Being Alone" has been covered by other artists. Among the more successful is American singer Sybil who released the song as a non-album single in 1996, peaking at number 53 in the UK.[9]
  • The song remains popular to this day, being a score in popular shows such as Nip/Tuck.

References
  1. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971
  2. "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". RollingStone.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  3. "British single certifications – Al Green – Tired of Being Alone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. "American single certifications – Al Green – Tired of Being Alone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  5. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 356.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 237.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  9. "Tired of Being Alone – Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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