You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry

"You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry"
Single by The Caravelles
Released 1963
Writer(s) Bob Merrill / Terry Shand

"You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" is a 1963 single by British girl group duo The Caravelles. The single reached #3 in the Billboard Hot 100 in America,[1] and a more modest #6 in the UK Singles Chart. The song had previously charted in the US by Ernest Tubb and Tennessee Ernie Ford.[2]

"You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" was also recorded by Billie Davis in 1963. Her version remained unreleased until her compilation Watcha Gonna Do? was released in 2007.

References

  1. ^ allmusic ((( The Caravelles > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 92. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.