Ever So Lonely

"Ever So Lonely"
Single by Monsoon
from the album Third Eye
B-side Sunset over the Ganges
Released March 1982
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Recorded Rockfield Studios
Genre World Music
Length 3:58
Label The Mobile Suit Corporation
Writer(s) Steve Coe
Producer(s) Hugh Jones and Steve Coe
Alternative cover
12" single cover

Ever So Lonely is a single written by Steve Coe and originally recorded by Monsoon with Sheila Chandra on vocals. The song went on to be a #12 hit in the UK in April 1982, staying for nine weeks on the chart.[1]

It was a hit in the UK, Europe and Australia but was never released as a single in the USA. Chandra was aged only 16 and had just left school when her first single was a hit.

The band were later signed to Phonogram. The song was released under the label "Mobile Suit Corporation".[2] Several different remixes were made including three by Monsoon, two by Ben Chapman, and several by Jakatta). The song eventually reached #12 in the UK.[3]

Reviewing the band I-tunes said:

""The band's pop songs were no different than most, but the addition of Indian instrumentation and Chandra's wonderful voice evoked images of the Orient seldom seen on the British pop charts since George Harrison's excursions with the Beatles".[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Steve Coe, except where noted.

7" Single: CORP 2

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Ever So Lonely"   3:58
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Sunset over the Ganges"   3:12

12" Single: CORP 212

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Ever So Lonely (Extended Version)"   6:20
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Sunset over the Ganges"   3:15

Sampled

The Art of Trance track "Monsoon" (2000) features a vocal sample from "Ever So Lonely".

References

  1. ↑ "Chart Stats: Monsoon". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Monsoon - Ever So Lonely (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. ↑ "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". EveryHit.com. 2000-03-16. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Monsoon - EP" at itunes.apple.com
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