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Lonely Island (The Parliaments song)

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A-side
  
Lonely Island

Format
  
Vinyl 7" 45 rpm

Length
  
2:30

Released
  
1960

Genre
  
Doo-wop

B-side
  
(You Make Me Wanna) Cry

"Lonely Island" is the second single released by The Parliaments. It was released in 1960 on the Flipp Record label (FL-45-100). At this stage of their careers, the Parliaments consisted of George Clinton, Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon, Johnny Murray, and Charles "Butch" Davis. There are no writers credits on the single. Like the Parliaments' previous single, Poor Willie/Party Boys, this record highly sought after by P-Funk collectors. The B-side of the single was entitled "(You Make Me Wanna) Cry".

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Lonely Island (The Parliaments song) Wikipedia