The song returned to the charts in the summer of 1982 in a version by American singer-songwriter
Paul Davis. It was the third and final single from his 1981 album
Cool Night (Davis' seventh, final, and breakthrough album). Davis' version of "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" reached number 40 on the Hot 100. It hit number 11 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. This would be Davis' final single as the lead artist and last single overall for five years until he was featured on
Marie Osmond's "''
You're Still New to Me", Davis would retire from music altogether in 1988 and died in 2008. As with all tracks on Cool Night'', Davis' version was co-produced by Davis himself and keyboardist Ed Seay.
Chart performance ==Sylvie Vartan version (in French)==