Lonely Women Make Good Lovers

"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.

"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"
Single by Bob Luman
from the album Lonely Women Make Good Lovers
B-side"Love Ought to Be a Happy Thing"
ReleasedSeptember 2, 1972
GenreCountry
Length3:10
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham[1]
Producer(s)Glenn Sutton
Bob Luman singles chronology
"It Takes You"
(1972)		 "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"
(1972)		 "Neither One of Us"
(1973)
"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"
Single by Steve Wariner
from the album Midnight Fire
B-side"I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me"
ReleasedDecember 10, 1983
GenreCountry
Length3:14
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham
Producer(s)Tony Brown, Norro Wilson
Steve Wariner singles chronology
"Midnight Fire"
(1983)		 "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"
(1983)		 "Why Goodbye"
(1984)

In December 1983, Steve Wariner covered the song for his album Midnight Fire on RCA 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 performance

Bob Luman
Chart (1972) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 4
Canada RPM Country Tracks[5] 4

Steve Wariner
Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 4
Canada RPM Country Tracks 3

References
  1. "Listing for "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 248–249. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. Whitburn, pp. 447–448
  4. "Bob Luman Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. Country Playlist RPM. Country Singles - Volume 18, No. 15. Nov 25, 1972. Accessed 6 April 2020.
  6. "Steve Wariner Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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