She began gospel singing with her mother in the Holloway Community Singers and she has also recorded with Albertina Walker in The Caravans gospel group. Holloway was also a cast member of the Chicago troupe of Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope.
Holloway found moderate disco success when she placed eighteen songs on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including four Number ones, and was featured on Dan Hartman's disco classic, "Vertigo / Relight My Fire". In the early 1980s, she had another dance hit with "Crash Goes Love", before she had her first Number one in the UK with "Ride On Time" by Black Box, which featured vocal samples from her own Salsoul recording, "Love Sensation". This happened again in 1991 when Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featured her vocals in the chart topping cover version of the song "Good Vibrations". Although both songs were notorious for initial copyright infringements (see: white label), they did help elevate Holloway to legendary status in the dance music/disco community.
A more recent dance chart entry was "Relight My Fire" (credited to Martin featuring Loleatta Holloway), which hit #5 in 2003.
Her latest hit "Love Sensation '06" peaked at #22 in the Dutch Top 40[1] and reached #37 on the UK Singles Chart as well as #49 in Australia.
Holloway died on March 21, 2011 from heart failure. She was 64 years old. She is survived by her four children.
Cry To Me
Loleatta Holloway Lyrics
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And nobody calls you on the phone
Don't you feel like crying
Don't you feel like crying
Well, here I am, my honey
Come on, cry to me
When you're all alone
In your lonely room
And there's nothing but
The smell of her perfume
Don't you feel like crying
Don't you feel like crying
Don't you feel like crying
Come on, come on, cry to me
Nothing can be sadder
Than a glass of wine alone
Loneliness, loneliness
Such a waste of time, oh, yes
You don't ever have
To walk alone, oh, you see
Oh, come on, take my hand
And, baby, won't you
Walk with me, oh, yeah
When you're waiting
For a voice to come
In the night and
There is no one
Don't you feel like crying (cry to me)
Ah don't you feel like
A c-c-c-cry (cry to me)
C-c-c-c-c-crying (cry to me)...
The lyrics to Loleatta Holloway's "Cry to Me" provide comfort to someone who has been left alone. The first verse talks about the feeling of abandonment that one experiences when they are alone without any communication from anyone. The chorus provides a solution to this feeling of sadness by encouraging the person to cry in front of the singer. The singer wants to be a listening ear to this person and offer emotional support to anyone in need of it.
The second verse describes the memories one is left with when their loved one is gone. The scent of their perfume and the emptiness of the room contributes to the feeling of loneliness. The bridge of the song describes the empty feeling of drinking alone and how loneliness is a waste of time. The singer encourages the person to walk with her and not be alone with their thoughts. The final verse talks about the yearning for someone to talk to during the night and not finding anyone to share their thoughts with.
In summary, "Cry to Me" is a song about reaching out to someone who feels lost and abandoned. The song encourages crying as a healthy way of dealing with one's emotions. Loleatta Holloway's vocals provide a comforting tone that tells people that they are not alone and that there is always someone who will listen.
Line by Line Meaning
When your baby leaves you all alone
When your significant other leaves you alone without any communication or attention
And nobody calls you on the phone
When you feel isolated from everyone and no one communicates with you
Don't you feel like crying
Don't you feel like expressing your deep emotions through tears
Don't you feel like crying
Don't you feel like expressing your deep emotions through tears
Well, here I am, my honey
I am here with you, my dear
Come on, cry to me
Express your pain to me
When you're all alone
When you are by yourself
In your lonely room
In the room where you feel the most isolated and disconnected
And there's nothing but
And there isn't anything else except
The smell of her perfume
The lingering scent of your former lover's perfume
Don't you feel like crying
Don't you feel like expressing your deep emotions through tears
Don't you feel like crying
Don't you feel like expressing your deep emotions through tears
Don't you feel like crying
Don't you feel like expressing your deep emotions through tears
Come on, come on, cry to me
Don't hold back, let your emotions out with me
Nothing can be sadder
There is nothing that is more depressing
Than a glass of wine alone
Than drinking a glass of wine by yourself
Loneliness, loneliness
The feeling of overwhelming isolation and disconnection
Such a waste of time, oh, yes
An unproductive and pointless use of time
You don't ever have
You never need to
To walk alone, oh, you see
To be alone in a difficult situation
Oh, come on, take my hand
Accept my help in overcoming your struggles
And, baby, won't you
And, my dear, please
Walk with me, oh, yeah
Come with me and let me support you through this tough time
When you're waiting
When you are in anticipation
For a voice to come
For someone to reach out to you
In the night and
During the most difficult and lonely hours
There is no one
No one reaches out to you
Ah don't you feel like crying (cry to me)
Don't you feel like expressing your deep emotions through tears to me
Don't you feel like crying (cry to me)
Don't you feel like expressing your deep emotions through tears to me
C-c-c-cry (cry to me)
Express your pain through crying to me
C-c-c-c-c-crying (cry to me)...
Express your pain through crying to me
Contributed by Tristan O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.