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| studio = Virtue Studios, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| studio = Virtue Studios, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| venue =
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| genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]<ref name="AllMusic Sendra">{{AllMusic |class=album|id=mw0000950760|title= Various Artists - ''Sounds of the Seventies: 1970 - Take Two'' (1990) Review|last= Sendra|first= Tim|access-date= February 14, 2025}}</ref>
| length = 3:01
| length = 3:01
| label = [[ABC Records|ABC]]
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==Ruby & the Romantics version==
==Ruby & the Romantics version==
The group's original recording was a Top 30 hit, peaking at #27 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] pop chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=546}}</ref> "Hey There Lonely Boy" also reached #5 on Billboard's [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Middle-road singles chart]].{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
The group's original recording was a Top 30 hit, peaking at #27 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] pop chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=546}}</ref> "Hey There Lonely Boy" also reached #5 on Billboard's [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Middle-road singles chart]].{{cn|date=July 2021}}


==Eddie Holman version==
==Eddie Holman version==
In 1969, Eddie Holman released his own version of the song. It peaked at 2 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart in 1970, and was the first #2 hit of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1970-02-21|title=The Hot 100 Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=2018-12-09|archive-date=2022-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822203720/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1970-02-21/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the US soul singles chart, it went to number 4.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=259}}</ref> It peaked at number 1 on the Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' chart and number 42 on the Australian chart.<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=140}}</ref> Four years after its US / Canadian release, the single went to number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]];<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
In 1969, Eddie Holman released his own version of the song. It peaked at 2 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart in 1970.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1970-02-21|title=The Hot 100 Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> On the U.S. soul singles chart, it went to number 4.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=259}}</ref> It peaked at number 1 on the Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' chart and number 42 on the Australian chart.<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=140}}</ref> Four years after its US / Canadian release, the single went to number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]];<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
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==Other versions==
==Other versions==
* [[Shaun Cassidy]]'s 1977 version was a track on his [[Shaun Cassidy (album)|debut LP]]. It reached # 5 in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |title=Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) |website=Australian-charts.com |accessdate=2016-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602084720/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |archivedate=2016-06-02 }}</ref>
* [[Shaun Cassidy]]'s 1977 version was a track on his [[Shaun Cassidy (album)|debut LP]]. It reached # 5 in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |title=Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) |website=Australian-charts.com |accessdate=2016-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602084720/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |archivedate=2016-06-02 }}</ref>
*[[Robert John]], in 1980, for the album ''[[Back on the Street]]'' (US #31).<ref>{{cite web|title=Hey There Lonely Girl by Eddie Holman|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2282|work=Songfacts|accessdate=October 24, 2008|archive-date=December 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206144513/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2282|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Robert John]], in 1980, for the album ''[[Back on the Street]]'' (US #31).<ref>{{cite web|title=Hey There Lonely Girl by Eddie Holman|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2282|work=Songfacts|accessdate=October 24, 2008}}</ref>
* British boy band [[Big Fun (band)|Big Fun]] covered the song for their 1990 album ''[[A Pocketful of Dreams]]'', produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman]], and released it as the fourth single in July 1990, peaking at number 62 in the UK chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25588/big-fun/|title=Official Charts > Big Fun|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref> The track was subsequently denounced by band member [[Phil Creswick]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 61: Hey There Lonely Girl to Rhythm Of The Rain on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-61-hey-there-lonely-girl-to-rhythm-of-the-rain/id1565879477?i=1000628973438 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-AU |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926075325/https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-61-hey-there-lonely-girl-to-rhythm-of-the-rain/id1565879477?i=1000628973438 |url-status=live }}</ref> David Giles of ''[[Music Week]]'' panned this version as being the "SAW worst production", noting Big Fun members' "ridiculous whining voices" and deemed it as unlikely to be a hit.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-07-28.pdf |title=Singles |first=David |last=Giles |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=28 July 1990 |page=19 <!-- 19 in the PDF --> |accessdate=6 September 2023 |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831151746/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-07-28.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* British boy band [[Big Fun (band)|Big Fun]] covered the song for their 1990 album ''[[A Pocketful of Dreams]]'', produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman]], and released it as the fourth single in July 1990, peaking at number 62 in the UK chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25588/big-fun/|title=Official Charts > Big Fun|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref> The track was subsequently denounced by band member [[Phil Creswick]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 61: Hey There Lonely Girl to Rhythm Of The Rain on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-61-hey-there-lonely-girl-to-rhythm-of-the-rain/id1565879477?i=1000628973438 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-AU}}</ref> David Giles of ''[[Music Week]]'' panned this version as being the "SAW worst production", noting Big Fun members' "ridiculous whining voices" and deemed it as unlikely to be a hit.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-07-28.pdf |title=Singles |first=David |last=Giles |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=28 July 1990 |page=19 <!-- 19 in the PDF --> |accessdate=6 September 2023}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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For the Weeknd song containing the phrase, see Twenty Eight (song).
"Hey There Lonely Boy"
Single by Ruby & the Romantics
from the album Greatest Hits Album
B-side"Not a Moment Too Soon"
ReleasedAugust 1963
Recorded1963
GenreR&B, soul
Length2:34
LabelKapp
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Peter De Angeles
Ruby & the Romantics singles chronology
"My Summer Love"
(1963) 		"Hey There Lonely Boy"
(1963) 		"Young Wings Can Fly (Higher Than You Know)"
(1963)
"Hey There Lonely Girl"
Single by Eddie Holman
from the album I Love You
B-side"It's All in the Game"
ReleasedDecember 1969[1]
Recorded1969
StudioVirtue Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreR&B, soul, pop
Length3:01
LabelABC
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Peter De Angeles

"Hey There Lonely Girl" is a song released in 1969 by Eddie Holman. The original version "Hey There Lonely Boy" was recorded in 1963 by Ruby & the Romantics. It was a hit for both of them. It has since been recorded by many other artists.

Ruby & the Romantics version

The group's original recording was a Top 30 hit, peaking at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.[2] "Hey There Lonely Boy" also reached #5 on Billboard's Middle-road singles chart.[citation needed]

Eddie Holman version

In 1969, Eddie Holman released his own version of the song. It peaked at 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in 1970.[3] On the U.S. soul singles chart, it went to number 4.[4] It peaked at number 1 on the Canadian RPM chart and number 42 on the Australian chart.[5] Four years after its US / Canadian release, the single went to number 4 on the UK Singles Chart;[6] it is his highest charting single in each country.

Other versions

See also

References

  1. ^ Smith, Ronald (2001). Chicago Top 40 Charts 1970-1979. iUniverse. p. 94. ISBN 1462080936.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 546.
  3. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 259.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 140. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 258. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  8. ^ "Hey There Lonely Girl by Eddie Holman". Songfacts. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  9. ^ "Official Charts > Big Fun". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  10. ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 61: Hey There Lonely Girl to Rhythm Of The Rain on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  11. ^ Giles, David (28 July 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 6 September 2023.


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