Only Lonely Sometimes

Only Lonely Sometimes is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on June 9, 1980, by Epic Records.

Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "He Was There (When I Needed You)", peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and the album's second single, "Starting Over", also peaked at No. 17.

Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.
 * Phil Baugh - lead guitar
 * Ken Bell - rhythm guitar
 * Lou Bradley - engineer
 * Tom Brannon - background vocals
 * Jimmy Capps - rhythm guitar
 * Jerry Carrigan - drums
 * Boomer Castleman - rhythm guitar
 * C.C. Couch - background vocals
 * Mike Daniel - engineer
 * Chalmers Davis - keyboard
 * Diane Davidson - background vocals
 * Pete Drake - steel guitar
 * Jimmy English - lead guitar
 * Ralph Ezell - bass
 * Johnny Gimble - fiddle
 * Owen Hale - drums
 * Kenny Malone - drums
 * Bill McElhiney - string arrangements
 * Steve Nathan - keyboard
 * Nightstreets - background vocals
 * June Page - background vocals
 * Ron Reynolds - engineer
 * George Richey - keyboard
 * Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboard
 * Norman Seeff - photography
 * The Shelly Kurland Strings - strings
 * Billy Sherrill - producer
 * Henry Strzelecki - bass
 * Virginia Team - art direction
 * Pete Wade - rhythm guitar
 * Tammy Wynette - lead vocals
 * Reggie Young - lead guitar