Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl

"Hey There Lonely Girl" is a song recorded in 1963, titled "Hey There Lonely Boy" in its original version by Ruby and the Romantics. It was a hit both for them and for Eddie Holman. It has been recorded by many other artists. In 1969, R&B singer Eddie Holman recorded and released his own version of the song. It charted in the United States in 1970 and in the United Kingdom in 1974. Holman's recording of "Hey There Lonely Girl" is most recognizable by its disconsolate, sentimental and heavyhearted lyrics, with his falsetto voice. Holman's song peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, behind the double A-side single "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"/"Everybody Is a Star" by Sly and the Family Stone. On the US soul singles chart, it went to #4. This version peaked #1 on the Canadian RPM chart and number 42 on the Australian chart. Four years after its US/Canadian release, the single went to #4 on the UK Singles Chart, his highest charting single in each country.