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" What Becomes of the Brokenhearted " is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records ' Soul label in the summer of 1966 . It is a ___MASK63___ , with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the " brokenhearted ", who had ___MASK87___ that ' s now departed . The song essentially deals with the struggle to overcome sadness while seeking a new relationship after the passing of a loved one . Colin Edward Michael Blunstone ( born 24 June 1945 ) is an English singer - songwriter and musician . In a career spanning more than 50 years , Blunstone came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the lead singer of the English ___MASK86___ band The Zombies , which released four singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the United States during the 1960s , including " She ' s Not There ", " Tell Her No ", " She ' s Coming Home ", and " Time of the Season ". Blunstone began his solo career in 1969 , releasing three singles under a pseudonym of Neil MacArthur . Since then , he has released ten studio albums , and one live ___MASK75___ under his real name . His solo hits include " She ' s Not There ", " Say You Don ' t Mind ", " I Don ' t Believe in Miracles ", " How Could We Dare to Be Wrong ", " What Becomes of the Brokenhearted ", and " The Tracks of My Tears ". Alan Parsons ( born 20 December 1948 ) is an English audio engineer , songwriter , musician , and record producer . He was involved with the production of several significant albums , including the Beatles ' " Abbey Road " and " Let It Be ", and the ___MASK45___ band Ambrosia ' s debut album " Ambrosia " as well as Pink Floyd ' s " The Dark Side of the Moon " for which Pink Floyd credit him as an important contributor . Parsons ' own group , the Alan Parsons Project , as well as his subsequent solo recordings , have also been successful commercially . The Zombies are an English ___MASK86___ band , formed in 1962 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent ( piano , organ and vocals ) and Colin Blunstone ( vocals ). " Time of the Season " is a ___MASK77___ by the ___MASK83___ band The Zombies , featured on their 1968 album " Odessey and Oracle ". It was written by keyboard player Rod Argent and recorded at Abbey Road Studios in August 1967 . Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 local ___MASK11___ council areas . Located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth ' s southern shore , it is Scotland ' s second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom . The 2014 official population estimates are 464 , 990 for the city of Edinburgh , 492 , 680 for the local authority area , and 1 , 339 , 380 for the city region as of 2014 ( Edinburgh lies at the heart of the proposed Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region ). Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century , Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of the monarchy in Scotland . The city is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and home to national institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland , the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery . It is the largest financial centre in the UK after London . " She ' s Not There " is the debut single by ___MASK83___ band The Zombies , written by organist Rod Argent . It reached No . 12 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1964 , and reached No . 1 on the " Cashbox " chart ( No . 2 on the " Billboard " Hot 100 ) in the United States at the beginning of December 1964 . In Canada , it reached number two . Ian Bairnson ( born 3 August 1953 ) is a Scottish musician , best known for being one of the core members of The Alan Parsons Project . He is a multi - instrumentalist , who has played saxophone and keyboards , although he is best known as a guitarist . He is also known for preferring the sound of a sixpence to a plectrum . " Tell Her No " is a hit single written by Rod Argent and included by ___MASK83___ band The Zombies on their eponymous debut ___MASK75___ " The Zombies " in 1965 . It peaked at No . 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States in ___MASK3___ 1965 and was one of three big American hits by The Zombies ( the others being " She ' s Not There ", in 1964 , and " Time of the Season ", in 1969 ). " Tell Her No " was only a minor hit for The Zombies in their native Britain , where it peaked at No . 42 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1965 . David Paton ( born 29 October 1949 , Edinburgh , Scotland ) is a Scottish bassist , guitarist and singer . " The Tracks of My Tears " is a ___MASK77___ written by Smokey Robinson , Pete Moore , and Marv Tarplin . It is a multiple award - winning 1965 hit R & B ___MASK77___ originally recorded by their group , The Miracles , on Motown ' s Tamla label . In 1967 , Johnny Rivers covered the ___MASK77___ and his version was a number 10 hit on the " Billboard " Hot 100 . Linda Ronstadt recorded a hit cover of her own in 1975 that reached number 25 on the Hot 100 chart . Numerous other artists have recorded the ___MASK77___ over the years . The Alan Parsons Project were a British ___MASK100___ band , active between 1975 and 1990 , consisting of Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson surrounded by a varying number of session musicians and some relatively consistent band members such as guitarist Ian Bairnson , bassist and vocalist David Paton , drummer Stuart Elliott , and vocalist Lenny Zakatek . Keats was a short - lived British band which produced one eponymous ___MASK75___ in 1984 . It was an Alan Parsons Project offshoot . Its members were Colin Blunstone ( vocals ) , Ian Bairnson ( guitars ) , Pete Bardens ( keyboards ) , David Paton ( bass and backing vocals ) and Stuart Elliott ( drums and percussion ) .