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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Neil Diamond
Guitar
Lee Holdridge
Conductor
Dennis St. John
Drums
Emory Gordy Jr.
Guitar
Richard Bennett
Guitar
Jefferson Kewley
Percussion
Alan Lindgren
Keyboards
Danny Nicholson
Guitar
Reine Press
Bass
Hyman Goodman
Strings
Jay Rosen
Strings
John deVoogdt
Strings
Paulo Alencar
Strings
Ronald Folsom
Strings
William Henderson
Strings
Haim Shtrum
Strings
Ralph Schaeffer
Strings
David Turner
Strings
Tibor Zelig
Strings
Samuel Boghossian
Strings
Myron Sandler
Strings
Sven Reher
Strings
Linn Subotnick
Strings
Marilyn Baker
Strings
Philip Goldberg
Strings
Jesse Ehrlich
Strings
Nathan Gershman
Strings
Alice Ober
Strings
Jerome Kessler
Strings
Walter Rower
Strings
Raymond Kelley
Strings
Donald Bagley
Strings
Jess Bourgeois
Strings
Timothy Barr
Strings
Philip Candreva
Strings
Sidney Sharp
Strings
Robert Lipsett
Strings
Giacinto Nardulli
Strings
Salvatore Crimi
Strings
Henry Ferber
Strings
Baldassare Ferlazzo
Strings
Wilbert Nuttycombe
Strings
Shari Zippert
Strings
Walter Wiemeyer
Strings
Richard Kaufman
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Neil Diamond
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Catalano
Producer
Armin Steiner
Engineer
Lyrics
Melinda was mine
'Til the time that I found her
Holdin' Jim
And lovin' him
Then Sue came along
Loved me strong, that's what I thought
Me and Sue
That died, too
Don't know that I will
But until I can find me
A girl who'll stay
And won't play games behind me
Then I'll be what I am
A solitary man
Solitary man
I've had it to here
Bein' where love's a small word
Part-time thing
Paper ring
I know it's been done
Havin' one girl who loves you
Right or wrong
Weak or strong
Don't know that I will
But until I can find me
A girl who'll stay
And won't play games behind me
I'll be what I am
A solitary man
Solitary man
Don't know that I will
But until I can find me
A girl who'll stay
And won't play games behind me
Then I'll be what I am
A solitary man
Solitary man
Solitary man
Solitary man
Written by: Neil Diamond