The Supremes
The Supremes
The Festivals
The Festivals
The Festivals
Billy Proctor
Billy Proctor
Billy Proctor
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
Jerry Ross
Jerry Ross
The Four Tops
The Four Tops
Odyssey (MoWest)
Odyssey (MoWest)
Frankie Valli
The Four Seasons
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Michelle Aller
Michelle Aller
Michelle Aller
The Four Seasons
Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
Bob Babbitt
Bob Babbitt
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks
The Supremes
The Supremes
The Naturals (Motown)
The Naturals (Motown)
The Naturals (Motown)
Syreeta
Syreeta
The Temptations
The Temptations
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
Rare Earth
Rare Earth
Valerie Simpson
Valerie Simpson
Valerie Simpson
Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston
The Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth
Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore
The Crusaders
The Crusaders
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
The Sisters Love
The Sisters Love
Repairs
Repairs
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin
Celebration (Motown)
Celebration (Motown)
G.C. Cameron
G.C. Cameron & Willie Hutch
Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Bobby Darin
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Jay and The Techniques
Jay and The Techniques
Martin & Finley
Martin & Finley
The Jerry Ross Symposium
The Jerry Ross Symposium
The Courtships
The Courtships
Rare Earth
Rare Earth
Wolfe (Motown)
Wolfe (Motown)
Puzzle (Motown)
Puzzle (Motown)
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Gladys Knight & The Pips
According to Don’t Forget the Motor City, an online Motown archive, this song was originally intended for the Jackson 5. Instead it became a solo tune for Jermaine Jackson, and the only one of his Motown b-sides to never make an appearance on album.
[Intro: Background Singers & Girl Lost to the City]
She's gotta go, she's gotta go, she's gotta go
(Jermaine)
She's gotta leave, she's gotta leave, she's gotta leave
(Jermaine)
To the big city (I want to go places)
To the big city (I want to be somebody)
[Verse 1]
She was a small town girl
In the big city, yeah, yeah, yeah
You know I lost that girl
In the big city, oh yeah
All those bright lights
Got in her eyes
She turned her pretty head
Before I realized
We were holding hands
When one of those hip cats
Tried to talk my baby
Into a Cadillac
[Chorus]
That's how I lost my love
In the big city, aww yeah
You know I lost my love
In the big city, aww, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
Oh, that groovy tune
Comin' from that party room
We were only looking in
But, pretty soon
Somehow we strayed apart
And that place got dark
And I found somebody messin' around
With that young girl's heart
[Chorus]
That's how I lost my love
In the big city, aww, yeah
You know I lost my love
In the big city, aww, yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
She was oh so sweet
She knocked me off my feet
Just the kind of girl
Your mom would like to meet
Oh that girl was pure
You know a line to her
Was something just for catching fish
And that's for sure
[Verse 3]
So when this fancy dude
With a sexy point of view
Said "Cutie ..."
"... Hollywood would make a star of you"
Oh yeah, this kind of jive
Made her lose her cool
To compete, I need some lessons
From a lovin' school
[Chorus]
That's how I lost my love
In the big city, aw yeah
You know I lost my love
In the big city, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I lost, I lost, I lost, I lost my love
In the big city
Oh, I lost, I lost, I lost my love
In the big city
Aww yeah, yeah
You know, I lost, I lost, I lost my love
In the big city
Aww yeah
Oh, I lost, I lost, I lost my love
In the big city
I Lost My Love in the Big City was written by Kathy Wakefield & Lummie Fowler.
I Lost My Love in the Big City was produced by Hal Davis.