In 1992 Scottish band Texas

Texas (band)

Texas are a Scottish pop band from Bearsden, near Glasgow, Scotland. They were founded by Johnny McElhone in 1986 and feature Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at Scotland's University of Dundee...

 covered "Tired of Being Alone", which became a substantial hit in the United Kingdom, reaching no. 19 on the official UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. A re-recorded version later appeared on their 2001 album, The Greatest Hits.

Track listings

7" vinyl (TEX 8)

1. "Tired of Being Alone" — 3:17
2. "Wrapped in Clothes of Blue" — 4:18

CD1 (TEXCD 8 / 866 883-2)

1. "Tired of Being Alone" — 3:17
2. "Thrill Has Gone
   Thrill Has Gone
   "Thrill Has Gone" is the second single to be released from Texas' first album Southside. It failed to repeat the success of "I Don't Want a Lover" and only reached #60 on the UK Singles Chart.-CD single & 12" vinyl :...
   
   " — 4:25
3. "In My Heart
   In My Heart (Texas song)
   "In My Heart" is a song by Scottish band Texas and the second single to be taken from their second studio album Mothers Heaven. It only managed to reach #74 on the UK Singles Chart where it remains their worst chart placing...
   
   " (12") — 6:36
4. "Prayer for You
   Prayer For You
   "Prayer For You" was the fourth and final single to be taken from the album Southside by Scottish band Texas. Despite a variety of formats it failed to make the UK Singles Chart Top 40 - only managing to reach #73.-CD1 :#"Prayer For You" - 4:47...
   
   " — 6:51

CD2 'Acoustic EP' (TEXCB 8 / 866 769-2)

1. "Tired of Being Alone" — 3:02
2. "Walk the Dust" — 5:11
3. "Why Believe in You
   Why Believe in You
   "Why Believe In You" was the first single to be taken from Scottish band Texas' second album Mothers Heaven. It continued their bad chart run, only managing to reach #66 on the UK Singles Chart for one week only.-CD single :...
   
   " — 3:32
4. "Return" — 2:34

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Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	19

Other versions

In addition to Texas, "Tired of Being Alone" has also been covered by Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...

, Tom Jones

Tom Jones (singer)

Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...

, the Subdudes and by Eran James

Eran James

Eran James is a singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. James has released two albums, Reviewing The Situation in 2004 and Ten Songs About Love on 6 October 2007.-Music career:...

. Graham Bonnet of Rainbow, MSG, and Alcatrazz fame covered "Tired of Being Alone" on 1977's "Graham Bonnet".