"Hey There Lonely Girl" is a song by R&B singer Eddie Holman

Eddie Holman

Eddie Holman is an American singer and recording artist. He is best known for his 1970 hit song "Hey There Lonely Girl".-Biography:...

. Recorded and released in 1969, it charted in 1970. An original version by Ruby and the Romantics was entitled, "Hey There Lonely Boy" in 1963. Holman's song hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 chart. A version by Robert John

Robert John

Robert John is an American singer-songwriter.- Biography :He is best remembered for the 1979 hit, "Sad Eyes". This song, which features John's falsetto vocals, reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. Earlier, in 1963 he recorded as the lead singer with Bobby & the Consoles...

 was released in 1980 for the album Back on the Street

Back on the Street

Back on the Street is the final major-label album by American singer-songwriter Robert John.-Track listing:# Since I Felt This Way#Hey There Lonely Girl#Just One More Try#On My Own#Give Up Your Love#Sherry...

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"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

The song itself was one of Holman's biggest selling songs and one of the most popular smooth soul hits of 1970. It is currently played on oldies

Oldies

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radio.