"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" is the title of a song written by Freddy Weller

Freddy Weller

Freddy Weller is a United States country music singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. His recording career started in 1969, while he was playing guitar in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders....

 and Lindon Oldham, and first recorded by Bob Luman

Bob Luman

Bob Luman was an American country and rockabilly singer.-Early life and career:...

. Luman's version was the second single from his 1972 album of the same name. In September 1972, his version of the song debuted on the Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

) charts, spending nineteen weeks on it and peaking at #4.

In late 1983, Steve Wariner

Steve Wariner

Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...

 covered the song for his album Midnight Fire on RCA Records

RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

. Wariner's rendition of the song first charted on the same chart in December 1983, also reaching a peak of #4 in early 1984.

Bob Luman

Chart (1972)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	4
Canada RPM Country Tracks	4

Steve Wariner

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	4
Canada RPM Country Tracks	3