"I Wish I Were Only Lonely" is a song recorded by Canadian
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
artist
Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright (born July 1, 1961) is a Canadian country music artist. She won the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice (1993 and 1995). In 2011, Wright was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
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. It was released in 1989 as the fifth single from her debut album, ''
Do Right by Me''. It peaked at number 7 on the ''
RPM
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Standards
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'' Country Tracks chart in June 1989.
The song was also recorded by American country music artist
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire ( ; born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music, country singer and actress. Dubbed "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Sin ...
on her 1988 album ''
Reba''.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
References
1989 singles
Michelle Wright songs
Songs written by Steve Bogard
Songs written by Rick Giles
Reba McEntire songs
1988 songs
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