"The Lonely Side of Love" is a single released by Patty Loveless

Patty Loveless

Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...

, recorded at MCA/Nashville in the spring of 1988. It was included on her third album with MCA Records, Honky Tonk Angel, with the single being released in September 1989. It was the fourth single released from the album.

Background

This follow-up single to Loveless' #1 song "Timber" reached #6 in December, 1989 and is one of her classic country ballad songs about love and heartache. It was written by Kostas, who also wrote "Timber"

The song charted for 30 weeks (her longest to date) on the Billboard

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 Hot Country Singles and Tracks

Hot Country Songs

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chart, reaching #6 during the week of December 2, 1989.

Chart positions

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5