Every Billboard Hot 100 Single 1970: #108: “Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely”- The Friends Of Distinction. The highest debuting single the week of March 7, 1970.
- Single: “Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely” -The Friends Of Distinction
- Record Company- RCA Victor
- Genre: Soul
- Written by Jerry Peters, Anita Poree and Skip Scarborough
- Time: 3:11
- B-Side:” This Generation”
- Album- Real Friends
- Grade: A+
- Peaked at #6 spent 13 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100.
The Friends Of Distinction an R&B vocal group from Los Angeles had 6 Hot 100 singles from 1969-71 they are remembered for two Top 10 hits- this one- and “Grazing In The Grass” their biggest hit a #3 in 1969.
slicethelife 
They sound a lot like The 5th Dimension. Not sure if that would help or hurt them… It’s got a good groove to it.
Love this song.