Hey There Lonely Girl
| "Hey There Lonely Girl" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Eddie Holman | |
| from the album I Love You | |
| B-side | "It's All in the Game" |
| Released | December 1969[1] |
| Format | Vinyl, 7" |
| Recorded | 1969; Virtue Studios in Philadelphia, PA |
| Genre | R&B, soul, pop |
| Length | 3:01 |
| Label | ABC |
| Writer(s) |
Leon Carr Earl Shuman |
| Producer(s) | Peter De Angeles |
"Hey There Lonely Girl" is a song recorded by R&B singer Eddie Holman. Recorded and released in 1969, it charted in the United States in 1970 and in the United Kingdom in 1974.[2] The original version by Ruby and the Romantics was entitled, "Hey There Lonely Boy" in 1963, and was a Top 30 hit, peaking at #27. Holman's song peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, #1 on the Canadian RPM chart, and at #4 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] his highest charting single in each country.
Details
"Hey There Lonely Girl" is most recognizable by its disconsolate, sentimental and heavyhearted lyrics, with Holman's falsetto voice. Here is a sample of the chorus:
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Let me make your broken heart like new
Oh, my lonely girl, lonely girl
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you
Other versions
- Donny Osmond recorded a version of this song on his album, Portrait of Donny.
- Shaun Cassidy's 1977 version was a track on his debut LP. It reached # 5 in Australia.[3]
- A version by Robert John was released in 1980 for the album Back on the Street (US #31).[4]
- New Edition also did a version on their Under the Blue Moon album released in 1986.
- A version was released in 2008 by The Uptown Band ft. Erich Cawalla & Jenifer Kinder and appears on the group's debut CD "Waiting for Her".
- Will Downing did a cover of the first song from the Emotions album, which released in the fall of 2003.
References
- ↑ Smith, Ronald (2001). Chicago Top 40 Charts 1970-1979. iUniverse. p. 94. ISBN 1462080936.
- 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 258. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "Hey There Lonely Girl by Eddie Holman". Songfacts. Retrieved October 24, 2008.