"I'm Not That Lonely Yet" is a song written by Bill Rice and Sharon Vaughn, and recorded by American

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artist Reba McEntire. It was released in June 1982 as the first single from the album '' Unlimited''. The song reached #3 on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 4, 1982.

Background

Sharon Vaughn, who wrote "I'm Not That Lonely Yet" with Bill Rice, envisioned the lyrics to the song as though they were a movie scene, likening her writing process to that of a

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and saying, "So, I saw this woman asked to dance on a dance floor. She has a broken heart. She's in a blue dress, and I knew exactly what she was wearing. I knew the color of her fingernail polish down to the most minute detail. I feel like as a songwriter, if you don't know your person about whom you're writing that intimately, then you're not inside that person's life. Wait until you do."

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1982 singles 1982 songs Reba McEntire songs Songs written by Bill Rice Songs written by Sharon Vaughn Song recordings produced by Jerry Kennedy Mercury Records singles {{1982-country-song-stub