Cry (Churchill Kohlman song)

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“Cry”
Single by Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads from the album Cry
Released	1951
Format	45 rpm
Genre	Pop
Label	Okeh

“Cry”
Single by Lynn Anderson from the album Cry
Released	January 1972 (U.S.)
Format	7"
Recorded	1971
Genre	Country
Length	3:10
Label	Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Churchill Kohlman
Lynn Anderson singles chronology
"How Can I Unlove You" (1971) "Cry" (1972) "Listen to a Country Song" (1972)

“Cry”
Single by Crystal Gayle from the album Straight to the Heart
Released	July 1986 (U.S.)
Format	7"
Recorded	1986
Genre	Country
Length	4:18
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Churchill Kohlman
Producer	Jim Ed Norman
Crystal Gayle singles chronology
"Making Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers Song)" (duet with Gary Morris) (1985) "Cry" (1986) "Straight to the Heart" (1986)

"Cry" is the title of a 1951 popular song written by Churchill Kohlman. The biggest hit version was recorded in New York City by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads on October 16, 1951. The recording was released by Okeh Records as catalog number 6840. It was a No.1 hit on the Billboard magazine chart that year, and one side of one of the biggest two-sided hits, as the flip side, "The Little White Cloud that Cried," reached No.2 on the Billboard chart.^[1]

The song was also covered by Eileen Barton in a version recorded for Coral Records, catalog number 60592. This version reached the top 10 on Billboard as well, whilst in Britain it was covered by Vera Lynn. Ray Charles later covered the song for his 1964 album Sweet & Sour Tears. Mina performed the song in Canzonissima, the Italian Broadcasting Service 1968 series of grand variety nights. Tammy Wynette recorded the song sometime during 1967. Her version was included on her album "Take Me To Your World/I Don't Wanna Play House", released in January 1968.

Lynn Anderson had major success in the country music market with her 1972 version, released on Columbia Records, which hit No.1 on the Cashbox country charts, and No. 3 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart. It also charted in the Top 20 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary Charts.

Crystal Gayle had her own hit version of the song in 1986, taking it to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.

The song has also been a staple in the live shows of Jerry Lee Lewis, captured most recently on his Last Man Standing Live DVD as a duet with Chris Isaak. Lewis also recorded a memorable, unreleased version of the tune during the sessions for his 1973 album Southern Roots which has since been released as a box set outtake.

Preceded by Slow Poke	Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record February 2, 1952–March 22, 1952	Succeeded by Wheel of Fortune
Preceded by "Just Another Love" by Tanya Tucker	Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Crystal Gayle October 25, 1986	Succeeded by "It'll Be Me" by Exile

[edit] References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.