<P> `` Just Do n't Want to Be Lonely '' is a song written by Bobby Eli , John Freeman and Vinnie Barrett , originally recorded in 1973 by Ronnie Dyson and popularized internationally by The Main Ingredient . Dyson 's version reached No. 60 in the US Pop chart , No. 30 Adult Contemporary , and No. 29 in the US R&B chart . Its flipside was `` Point of No Return , '' a song written by Tom Bell & Linda Creed . </P>
who sings i do n 't want to be lonely
Ronnie Dyson