<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Leon Carr Earl Shuman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Peter De Angeles </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 . 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, his highest charting single in each country . </P> <P> "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: </P>

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