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No One Wants a Lover

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"No One Wants a Lover"
Single by Josh Pyke
from the album Only Sparrows
Released20 June 2011[1]
Length3:20
LabelIvy League Records
Songwriter(s)Josh Pyke
Producer(s)Wayne Connolly, Josh Pyke
Josh Pyke singles chronology
"The Summer"
(2009)
"No One Wants a Lover"
(2011)
"Throw It Away"
(2011)
Music video
"No One Wants a Lover" on YouTube

"No One Wants a Lover" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was released in June 2011 as the lead single from Pyke's third studio album, Only Sparrows (2011). Pyke promoted the song with television and radio appearances.[2][3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, the song was nominated for three awards; Best Male Artist and with Wayne Connolly, Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year.[4]

Reception

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In an album review, Jon O'Brien from AllMusic liked the "'wooh-ooh' harmonies and infectious handclaps of the driving country-rock" song.[5] Larry Heath of The AU Review said he "enjoys" the song.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "No One Wants a Lover - single". Apple Music. June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Josh Pyke - "No one Wants A Lover" (Live TV)". YouTube. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Josh Pyke sings "No one wants a Lover"". ABC. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ "ARIA Awards Search Results – Josh Pyke". ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Only Sparrows by Josh Pyke". AllMusic. 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ^ "New Music Video Josh Pyke "No One Wants a Lover"". The AU Review. July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2020.