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| "In My Lonely Room" | ||||
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| Single by Martha and the Vandellas | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "A Tear for the Girl" | |||
| Released | March 23, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); January 29, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Gordy G-7031 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier | |||
| Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology | ||||
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"In My Lonely Room" is a 1964 single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. In this song, which registered at #6 R&B (Cashbox) and #44 Pop,[1] the narrator solemnly discusses how her lover's flirting with other girls leave her so depressed that all she can do was sit by "(her) lonely room and cry". The song was produced under a more solemn though still uptempo gospel-influenced number that had been on a number of the group's hits starting with "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave". It was their fifth hit with Holland–Dozier–Holland.
Cash Box described it as "a real happy thumper geared for loads of spins and sales" that is performed in an "exciting infectious fashion."[2]
- ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964 [liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 4, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-01-12.