"Love or Let Me Be Lonely" is a pop song

Pop Song

Pop Song is the first single by the Drugs. It was released in 2000 and earned the Drugs some positive press. It has been described as "addictive". A live version was released on The Only Way Is Up...

 recorded by the soul

Soul music

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 group The Friends of Distinction and released as a single in early 1970

1970 in music

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. The song was a multi-format success, peaking in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 (#6) and Adult Contemporary

Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

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 singles charts and at number 13 on the R&B chart.

The song returned to the charts in the summer of 1982

1982 in music

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 in a version by Paul Davis

Paul Davis (singer)

Paul Lavon Davis was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his radio hits and solo career which started worldwide in 1970. His career encompassed soul, country and pop music...

, which reached number 40 on the Hot 100 and number 11 on the AC chart.