I Don't Like to Sleep Alone
Paul Anka & Odia Coates
1975
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About Paul Anka
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Ottawa-born Paul Anka developed a career as both a singer and a songwriter. Diana and Lonely Boy became familiar parts of his own repertoire, while other performers recorded his compositions, including Tom Jones with She's a Lady and Buddy Holly with It Doesn't Matter Anymore. Later projects expanded his recording partnerships and languages, from the Spanish-language Amigos to the guest-filled Body of Work, connecting his early pop career with new collaborators.
Artist background sources
Paul Anka - Songwriters Hall of Fame
Read historical institutional biography for Ottawa, singer-songwriter roles, named songs and performers, Amigos and Body of Work. Omit erroneous age, sales and chart superlatives, present-tense album descriptions and any sole-authorship inference about My Way. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
I Don't Like to Sleep Alone by Paul Anka & Odia Coates appears at number 73 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1975. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1975 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
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Billboard year-end 1975 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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