The singer’s anguish comes from having lost the lover. The singer is not able to address the lover, who is gone.
After The Lights Go Out – The Walker Brothers
All The Good Times Are Over – Joey Tyler
And I Cry Over You – Phil Sloan
And That Reminds Me – The Dolls
An Angel Cried – The Castells
Angelica – Barry Mann, Scott Walker
Another Tear Falls – Gene McDaniels, The Walker Brothers
Archangel – The Walker Brothers
Baby I Miss You – The Spellbinders
Backstage (I’m Lonely) – Gene Pitney
Bang Bang – Cher
Before And After – Lesley Gore
Before I Loved Her – Mike Clifford
Break Down And Cry – Kane & Abel
The Breaking Point – Deena Johnson
Can’t Hide The Hurtin’ (unreleased) – The Raindrops
Can’t Stop Running Away – The Royalettes, Timi Yuro
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
Colored Lights – The Fortunes
Come Back And Get This Lovin’ – The Charts
Cry My Eyes Out – Bobby Hart, Little Anthony & the Imperials
Dark Shadows And Empty Hallways – Diane & Anita, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Tammy St. John
Deadlier Than The Male – The Walker Brothers
Diary – Anne-Marie
Don’t Come Running To Me – Madeline Bell, Sissy (sic) [Cissy] Houston, Jean Wells
Down By The Ocean – George ‘n’ Sonny Sands
Down, Down – The Ikettes
The Drifter – Ray Pollard
Drown In My Own Tears – The Righteous Brothers
Even The Bravest Cry – Tony Crane
First Love Never Dies – The Walker Brothers
For Myself – Nina Simone
Gee, I’m Sorry Baby – The Sapphires
Get Out Of My Life – Little Anthony & the Imperials, Timi Yuro
Give Him My Love – The Debs
Give Me Time – Dusty Springfield
Gonna Take A Miracle – The Royalettes
Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself – Dee Dee Warwick
Guess I’m Dumb – Glenn Campbell
Heart Be Still – Lorraine Ellison
Heartache (Hurry On By) – Roy Hamilton
Here Comes The Night – Jill Jackson, Lulu
Here I Sit – The Ronettes
Here It Comes Again – The Fortunes
Hold Your Head High – Jackie DeShannon
House Without Windows – Ray Peterson
How Can You Face Me – The Royalettes
I Can’t Make It Alone – Bill Medley, PJ Proby, Dusty Springfield, Vanilla Fudge
I Can’t See Nobody – The Bee Gees, Nina Simone
I Cry Inside – Rickie Page
I Got My Needs – The Duncan Brothers
I Just Couldn’t Say – Lorraine & The Delights
I Just Don’t If I Can – Lesley Gore
I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – Jill Jackson, Joni Lyman, Dusty Springfield
I Keep It Hid – The Vogues
I Keep Forgettin’ – The Checkmates, Ltd.
I Need You – The Walker Brothers
I Need To Be Needed – Nicky James
I Never Loved Her Anyway – Jimmy Beaumont
I Wake Up Crying – Tom Jones
I’d Do It All Again – Dore Alpert
I’ll Be Looking Back – Ketty Lester
I’ll Take Good Take Care Of You – Garnet Mimms
I’m Gonna Paint A Picture – Jerry Jackson
I’m Me – The Paris Sisters
I’m Nobody’s Baby Now – Reparata & the Delrons
I’ve Got To Find Her – Kenny Carter
I’ve Got To Get You Off My Mind – Ginny Tiu & The Few
In The Rain – Ronnie Dante
It Hurts Me – Bobby Sherman
It Only Hurts When I Laugh – Ray Stevens
It Was Easier To Hurt Her/Him – Chris Farlowe, Garnet Mimms, Dusty Springfield
It’ll Never Be The Same Again – The 5th Dimension
It’s Going To Take A Miracle – The Royalettes
It’s Not Easy Loving You – Jackie Trent
It’s Not The Same – Little Anthony & the Imperials
Johnny (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
Just A Fool – Jerry Ganey
Just A Little Taste (Of Your Sweet Lovin’) – Tommie Hunt
Just Keep On Loving Me – The Halos
Life Goes On – The Castells
Life Is But Nothing – Chris Farlowe
Live And Learn – Joey Heatherton
Lonely Girl – The Paris Sisters
A Long Way To Be Happy – Darlene Love
Look Of Love – Lesley Gore
Love Her – The Walker Brothers
The Magic’s Gone – Walter Scott
Me And My Lonely Tambourine – Servaas
Missin’ My Baby – Clydie King
(He Is) My Man – The Royalettes
My World Is Empty Without You – Barbara McNair
My Neighborhood – Mike and Michael
Need You – Brewer & Brewer
Needles and Pins – Cher
No Sun Today – Madeline Bell, The Vogues
On This Side Of Goodbye – Alan Price, The Righteous Brothers
Only The Lonely – Ronnie Cook (of the Superbs)
Over You – Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
Party People – Ray Stevens
Patti’s Prayer – Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles
(He’s A) Quiet Guy – Darlene Love
(He’s) Raining In My Sunshine – Jay & The Americans
The Right To Cry – Lenny Welch
Run Run Run Runaway – Darlene Love
See That Boy/Girl – Joel Christie, Vince Edwards, The Paris Sisters, The Righteous Brothers
The Seventh Dawn – The Walker Brothers
The Shadow Of Your Love – Blue Eyed Soul, Bobby Freeman, Toni Mason
Since I Don’t Have You – Chuck Jackson
Some Things You Never Get Used To – Irma Thomas
Something Happens To Me – Jean King
Stand By – The Righteous Brothers
Stand By And Cry – Vic Henderson
Stop Heart – Big Dee Irwin
Stumble And Fall – Darlene Love
Stranded In The Middle Of Noplace – The Righteous Brothers
Suddenly I’m All Alone – Walter Jackson
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore – Jay Black, Little Bits, Frankie Valli, The Walker Brothers
Sweet Music – Christopher Cerf
Teardrops ‘Till Dawn – Timi Yuro
That Girl Belongs To Yesterday – Gene Pitney
Then The Rains Came – Ronny & the Daytonas
These Things You Don’t Forget – Tom Jones
They’ll Never Know – Wayne Newton
Think Sometimes About Me – Sandie Shaw
This Girl Is A Woman Now – Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
To Make A Big Man Cry – PJ Proby
The Thrill Is Gone – Clydie King
Turn Out The Moon – The Walker Brothers
Walk In The Sunlight – The Checkmates, Ltd.
What Difference Does It Make – Kenny Shepard
What Good Am I – Cilla Black
What Now My Love – The Righteous Brothers, Sonny & Cher
When I Had You – Tony Williams
Where Does That Leave Me – Nancy Wilson
Where Was I – Micki Lynn, Teri Thornton
Wish I Didn’t Love Him – Mia Lewis
Wishful Thinking – The Knickerbockers
Without Love (There Is Nothing) – Oscar Toney Jr.
Why – Gary & Ray
Why Can’t A Boy And Girl Just Stay In Love – April Stevens
World Of Broken Hearts – Cissy Houston
World Of Dreams – Cake
You Don’t Love Me – Jerry Ganey
You Don’t Love Me No More – Madeline Bell
You Gave Me Somebody To Love – The Dreamlovers, Jay & the Techniques, Manfred Mann
You’re All Around Me – The Walker Brothers
Young Boy Blues – Daniel A. Stone
Young Man Cried – The Walker Brothers
Your Baby Doesn’t Love You Anymore – Ruby & the Romantics
Your Hurtin’ Kind Of Love – Dusty Springfield