Lonely Island (The Parliaments song)

"Lonely Island/(You Make Me Wanna) Cry"
Single by The Parliaments
A-side Lonely Island
B-side (You Make Me Wanna) Cry
Released 1960
Format Vinyl 7" 45 rpm
Genre Doo-wop
Length 2:30
Label Flipp Records
The Parliaments singles chronology
Poor Willie
(1958)
Lonely Island
(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). At this stage of their careers, the Parliaments consisted of George Clinton, Calvin Simon, Johnny Murray, Charles Davis, and Grady Thomas. 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".