Only Lonely Sometimes is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on June 9, 1980, by Epic Records.

Chart performance The album peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "He Was There (When I Needed You)", peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and the album's second single, "Starting Over", also peaked at No. 17.

Track listing

Personnel Adapted from the album liner notes. Phil Baugh - lead guitar Ken Bell - rhythm guitar Lou Bradley - engineer Tom Brannon - background vocals Jimmy Capps - rhythm guitar Jerry Carrigan - drums Boomer Castleman - rhythm guitar C.C. Couch - background vocals Mike Daniel - engineer Chalmers Davis - keyboard Diane Davidson - background vocals Pete Drake - steel guitar Jimmy English - lead guitar Ralph Ezell - bass Johnny Gimble - fiddle Owen Hale - drums Kenny Malone - drums Bill McElhiney - string arrangements Steve Nathan - keyboard Nightstreets - background vocals June Page - background vocals Ron Reynolds - engineer George Richey - keyboard Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboard Norman Seeff - photography The Shelly Kurland Strings - strings Billy Sherrill - producer Henry Strzelecki - bass Virginia Team - art direction Pete Wade - rhythm guitar Tammy Wynette - lead vocals Reggie Young - lead guitar

Charts Album YearChartPeakposition1980US Country Albums (Billboard)37

Singles YearSingleChartPeakposition1980"He Was There (When I Needed You)"Country Singles (Billboard)171980"Starting Over"Country Singles (Billboard)17

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