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Motherless Child

From Counterfeit e.p1989

Written by Traditional

Produced by Martin L. Gore, Rico Conning

Lyrics

Motherless Child

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Sometimes I feel like a motherless child A long way from home A long way from home True believer A long way from home A long way from home

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About this track

"Motherless Child" is a song by Martin L. Gore from the album Counterfeit e.p, released in 1989. The song was written by Traditional. It was produced by Martin L. Gore, Rico Conning.

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Martin L. Gore— 976 credits as songwriter & producer →
Rico Conning— 43 credits as producer →
Traditional— 892 credits as songwriter →

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