All Cried Out (Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam song)

"All Cried Out"
Single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
from the album Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
Released 1986
Genre Pop, R&B
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Full Force
Producer Full Force
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam singles chronology
"I Wonder If I Take You Home"
(1985)
"All Cried Out"
(1986)
"Head to Toe"
(1987)

"All Cried Out" is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam that appeared on their 1985 album Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force. The song hit number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1986. The song was a major hit on the R&B singles chart, peaking at number three. On the Adult Contemporary chart, it reached number twelve.

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Allure version

"All Cried Out"
Single by Allure featuring 112
from the album Allure
Released August 12, 1997
Format Vinyl, Cassette, CD
Recorded 1997
Genre R&B
Length 4:35
Label Crave
Writer(s) Full Force
Producer Cory Rooney, Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey
Allure chronology
"Head Over Heels"
(1997)
"All Cried Out"
(1997)
"When She Left"
(1998)

"All Cried Out" was the second single released from Allure's self-titled debut album. It was a cover of Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's 1986 hit and featured 112. The song was produced by Cory Rooney, Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey for Carey's short-lived Crave Records.

Released as the follow-up to their successful first single "Head Over Heels" (#35 in the U.S.), "All Cried Out" became the groups biggest hit and outperformed the original on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 4 during the week of November 22, 1997. Less than three months after its release, the single was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies and it ultimately spent two years on the Billboard Year-End charts, reaching No. 43 on the 1997 chart and No. 84 on the 1998 chart.[1]

Single track listing

  1. "All Cried Out" (Radio Edit)- 3:38
  2. "All Cried Out" (Radio Mix)- 4:44
  3. "All Cried Out" (Dub Mix)- 7:49
  4. "All Cried Out" (Main Club Pass)- 10:50

Charts

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam version

Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 12

Allure version

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 4
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 9

References