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You Can Cry On My Shoulder
Brenda Holloway Lyrics

Just because you know I love you so much
Don't be afraid to tell me you're sad because you've lost her love
Though your love is not for me
I don't wanna see you in misery
So come on, baby baby come on
You can cry on my shoulder, you can cry on my shoulder
& bring all your troubles to me, to me

A man ain't supposed to cry; if you do I'll understand
& maybe I can show you how you can win her love again

It may seem strange, I know
But it's just that I love you so
Come on, baby come on
You can cry on my shoulder, you can cry on my shoulder

Now you've given her all you had
She'd better stop treating you so bad
So come on, baby baby come on
You can cry on my shoulder, yes you can
& bring all your troubles to me

(repeat title & fade)

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BERRY GORDY JR, BERRY JR GORDY

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Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an African-American singer and songwriter best known for her period as a recording artist for the Motown label during the 1960s. Her best known hits from her Motown days were the soul ballad Every Little Bit Hurts (which reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. The title of the song was similar to the 60's television public service announcement about highway littering--Every Litter Bit Hurts. Read Full BioBrenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an African-American singer and songwriter best known for her period as a recording artist for the Motown label during the 1960s. Her best known hits from her Motown days were the soul ballad Every Little Bit Hurts (which reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. The title of the song was similar to the 60's television public service announcement about highway littering--Every Litter Bit Hurts. After her '64 hit, she recorded, When I'm Gone,which had been recorded by Mary Wells and was intended to be Mary's followup to her '64 mega-hit , My Guy. However, after a contract dispute, Mary Wells left Motown for 20th Century Fox Records. Brenda's version of "When I'm Gone" was a R&B hit, but never crossed over in the days of segragated R&B/Rock & Roll radio.

Holloway did not fit the Motown mold well. She lived in Los Angeles, not Detroit. She also had a grittier edge than the typical polished Motown performer, and wrote songs as well as sang them, which was unprecedented for a female Motown artist. Brenda Hollowy inspired many pop artists, including The Beatles who asked her to perform as the opening act on their 1965 tour of the U.S. She was the only female to open for them.