I Don't Want a Lover


"I Don't Want a Lover" is the debut single of Scottish band Texas, taken from their first album, Southside. The music starts with blues slide guitar followed by a throbbing rhythm section before the vocals break in. It was released in January 1989 and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1989.
In 2001, Norwegian production team Stargate remixed and re-released the song to promote The Greatest Hits compilation album. Released on 9 July 2001, this version peaked at number 16 on the UK chart.

Critical reception

In an ironic review on 4 February 1989, Phil Cheeseman of British music newspaper Record Mirror chided the song for lack of individuality. He wrote: "It Begins brightly with some welcome slide guitar work but even before its slide towards American FM rock you're already scouring the sleeve in a vague attempt to find something, anything of interest".

Track listings

Original release

7-inch, mini-CD, and cassette single
CD and 12-inch single
  1. "I Don't Want a Lover"
  2. "Believe Me"
  3. "All in Vain"

2001 mix

UK CD1
  1. "I Don't Want a Lover" – 4:15
  2. "Superwrong" – 3:58
  3. "I Don't Want a Lover" – 7:37
  4. "I Don't Want a Lover"
UK CD2
  1. "I Don't Want a Lover"
  2. "Summer Son"
  3. "Suspicious Minds"
UK cassette single
  1. "I Don't Want a Lover" – 4:15
  2. "Summer Son" – 4:16
  3. "I Don't Want a Lover" – 4:43
European CD single
  1. "I Don't Want a Lover" – 4:15
  2. "Superwrong" – 3:58
European maxi-CD single
  1. "I Don't Want a Lover" – 4:15
  2. "Superwrong" – 3:58
  3. "Suspicious Minds" – 5:03
  4. "I Don't Want a Lover" – 7:37

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from The Greatest Hits album booklet and the 2001 UK CD1 liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Original version
Chart Peak
position
Europe 33
Italy Airplay 5
Netherlands 2
Spain 20
US Billboard Hot 10077
US Album Rock Tracks 27
US Modern Rock Tracks 11

2001 mix
Chart Peak
position
Europe 67