I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You

"I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" is a song by Australian band Absent Friends, released in April 1990 as the third single from their debut album Here's Looking Up Your Address. It debuted on the Australian Singles Charts at No. 45 in May 1990, peaking at No. 4 in July 1990.[2] The song is a cover version of the Dorothy Moore track from her 1976 album Misty Blue, written by Eddie Floyd. Floyd recorded his own version in 2008 for the album Eddie Loves You So.

"I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"
Single by Absent Friends
from the album Here's Looking Up Your Address
ReleasedApril 1990
Recorded1989
GenrePop, rock
Length4:46
LabelRooART
Songwriter(s)Eddie Floyd[1]
Producer(s)Sean Kelly and Garry Beers
Absent Friends singles chronology
"Hullabaloo"
(1990)		 "I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"
(1990)		 "Harmony"
(1990)

On the cover of the single, it is credited to Absent Friends featuring Wendy Matthews; also guesting on the track was vocalist Peter Blakeley (backing vocals).[3] Other members of Absent Friends were Sean Kelly (Models, The Dukes), Andrew Duffield, James Valentine (both also ex-Models) and Garry Gary Beers,[3] Michael "Mick" King, John Mackay (ex-Machinations).

"I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" won the Single of the Year award at the 1991 ARIA Music Awards.[4]

Matthews subsequently included it on her 1999 greatest hits album, Stepping Stones and on her 2007 compilation album, The Essential Wendy Matthews.

Track listing

7" single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"Eddie Floyd[1]4:46
2."Hallelulah"Sean Kelly[5]4:39

12"/CD maxi single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"Eddie Floyd[1]4:46
2."Pomona's Place"Sean Kelly[6]3:01
3."Hallelulah"Sean Kelly[5]4:39
4."Hullabaloo"Sean Kelly, John MacKay[7]4:17

Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
1991"I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"Single of the Year[4]Won

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart 4[2]

Year-end charts
Chart (1990) Position
ARIA Singles Chart 31[8]

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

The song has also been covered by Stevie Salas on the album The Electric Pow Wow (1993), Anne Robertson on the Australian Idol - The Final 13 CD (2005) and by Joss Stone on her 2012 album, The Soul Sessions Vol. 2.[10]

References
  1. ""I Don't Want To Be With Nobody But You" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. "Absent Friends - I Don't Want To Be With Nobody But You". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Absent Friends'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. "1991 ARIA Award Winners". ARIA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ""Hallelulah" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ""Pomona's Place" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. ""Hullabaloo" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1990". ARIA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  9. "ARIA Accreditations (1987-2010)". Australian Fun Countdowns. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  10. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/soul-sessions-vol.-2-deluxe/id544521974
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