Lonely Island (The Parliaments song)

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"Lonely Island/(You Make Me Wanna) Cry"
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Single by The Parliaments
A-side "Lonely Island"
B-side "(You Make Me Wanna) Cry"
Released1960
Genre Doo-wop
Length2:30
Label Flipp Records
The Parliaments singles chronology
"Poor Willie"
(1958)		"Lonely Island/(You Make Me Wanna) Cry"
(1960)		"Heart Trouble"
(1965)

"Lonely Island" is the second single released by The Parliaments. It was released in 1960 on the Flipp Record label (FL-45-100). [1]

Like the Parliaments' previous single, Poor Willie/Party Boys, this record highly sought after by P-Funk collectors.[ citation needed ]

Production and composition

"Lonely Island" was initially recorded for Newark's New Records, but instead it was released the next year on Flipp Record label. [2]

When recording the song, the Parliaments consisted of George Clinton, Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon, and Charles "Butch" Davis. Johnny Murray guested as the lead vocalist on "Lonely Island", while George Clinton performed the lead vocals on the "(You Make Me Wanna) Cry". The vocal harmonies on "Lonely Island" are accompanied by an organ. [2] [3]

The B-side of the single contains "(You Make Me Wanna) Cry", which was described as "uptempo gospel-pumping steam-whoop". [2]

References

  1. ↑ Clinton, George; Greenman, Ben (2014). Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You? A Memoir. United Kingdom: Atria Books. p. 359.
  2. 1 2 3 Kris Needs (June 16, 2014). George Clinton & The Cosmic Odyssey of the P-Funk Empire. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9781783230372.
  3. ↑ Daniel Bedrosian (October 16, 2023). The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference – Official Canon of Parliament-Funkadelic, 1956-2023. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN   9781538183434.
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