Written and produced by long time Donnie Iris keyboardist, Mark Avsec. Based in Massilion, Ohio, La Flavour released only one album, "Mandolay", in 1979. The band only had one charted single in 1980, "Only The Lonely (Have a Reason To Be Sad)". The song peaked at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100, #63 on the Billboard Soul/R&B chart, and #81 on the Cash Box R&B Singles chart. As you can tell, this comes from the original vinyl 45 release. At the end, it reaches the end of the 45. The song should have been a bigger hit, and deserves a listen.
![](https://s2.save4k.ru/pic/PE_F4FdySlI/mqdefault.jpg)