"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" is a song written by Bobby Eli, John Freeman and Vinnie Barrett, originally recorded in 1973 by Ronnie Dyson[3] and popularized internationally by The Main Ingredient.

Dyson's version reached No.

[4] Its flipside was "Point of No Return", a song written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed.

The Main Ingredient's version of the song was released in 1974 on RCA Victor and reached No.10 in the US, No.8 in US R&B and No.42 in US AC.

The recording was arranged by Bert de Coteaux.