All Cried Out (Alison Moyet song)
"All Cried Out" | ||||
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Single by Alison Moyet | ||||
from the album Alf | ||||
Released | September 1984 | |||
Format | 7", 12" | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet, Tony Swain | |||
Producer(s) | Jolley & Swain | |||
Alison Moyet singles chronology | ||||
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"All Cried Out" is a song by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet. It was written by Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for her debut studio album Alf (1984). Released as the album's second single in the autumn of 1984, the track peaked within the top ten on both the Irish and the UK Singles Chart, also reaching the top twenty in Switzerland.
In 2002, it was re-recorded and released as a single by German pop band No Angels for their album When the Angels Swing. In 2003, German electro-industrial act Wumpscut reworked the track on their 2003 studio album Preferential Legacy, while English singer-songwriter Fink released his version on the acoustic soul album Biscuits for Breakfast in 2006.
Original version
Critical reception
In the 6 October 1984 issue of Number One magazine, Paul Bursche reviewed the single, praising the song as following up "Love Resurrection" with "ease". He commented: "In no way am I the first to rave about this exquisite voice, nor, I suspect, shall I be the last. But I wouldn't let the voice distract me from the song. Alison Moyet not only has a great voice, she's also some songwriter."[1]
Chart performance
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 21 |
Dutch Singles Chart[3] | 15 |
French Singles Chart[4] | 57 |
German Singles Chart[5] | 24 |
Irish Singles Chart[6] | 7 |
Italian Singles Chart[7] | 16 |
New Zealand Singles Chart[8] | 6 |
South African Singles Chart[9] | 7 |
Swiss Singles Chart[10] | 15 |
UK Singles Chart[11] | 8 |
No Angels version
"All Cried Out" | ||||
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Single by No Angels | ||||
from the album Now ... Us! & When the Angels Swing | ||||
Released | 2 December 2002 | |||
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Recorded | 2002 | |||
Studio |
Park Studios (Tutzing, Germany) | |||
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Length |
3:27 (pop version) 3:35 (swing version) | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet, Tony Swain | |||
No Angels singles chronology | ||||
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In 2002, "All Cried Out" was re-recorded in two versions by German pop band No Angels. While a re-worked version with a contemporary pop edge was included on the re-release edition of the group's second album Now ... Us! (2002), a re-arranged big band-played version was released on the band's first swing album, When the Angels Swing (2002). Both versions feature different vocals and arrangements, with Sandy Mölling singing main adlibs on the Pop version and Nadja Benaissa on the Big Band version.
Release and reception
Not yet recorded for any other No Angels project, a cover version of Moyet's "All Cried Out" was selected as the band's next single in fall 2002, serving as the lead single of their swing album When the Angels Swing (2002) as well as the Special Winter reissue of their second album Now ... Us! (2002).[12] Released by Cheyenne Records in German-speaking Europe on 2 December 2002, the maxi single included the both single versions as well as an Extended Version and When the Angels Swing album cut "Funk Dance," written by Thomas Anders, Christian Geller, and band member Lucy Diakovska, and produced by Mike Turtle, and Tom Jackson.[12]
In Germany, "All Cried Out" debuted and peaked at number 18 on the German Singles Chart, becoming the band's lowest-charting single before their disbandment in 2003.[13] It spent four weeks within the top twenty and fell out of the top 100 after its tenth week.[14] Similary, the song became the group's lowest-charting entry in Switzerland, where previous single "Let's Go to Bed" had failed to chart.[15] It debuted at number 75 in the week of November 22, 2002, and peaked two weeks later at number 59.[15] In Austria, "All Cried Out" debuted at number 42 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40.[16] It reached its peak, number 23, in its fourth and fifth week on the chart and left the top 75 in its twelfth week.[16]
Music videos
The music video for the Big Band Version of "All Cried Out" was directed by Christopher Häring and produced for DoRo Productions.[17] It was filmed inside the Friedrich von Thiersch concert hall at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden in November 2002.[17] A performance video, it features group shots as well individual shots of the band members on the parquet floor and the balcony of the central pillar-lined hall, wearing the floor-length satin gowns from their When the Angels Swing concert at the Berlin Tränenpalast.[17] The video for the Pop Version was also directed by Häring and features group shots and individual shots of the group during the recording of the song, portraying them inside the recording booth.[17]
Track listings
Maxi single[18] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "All Cried Out" (Pop Version) |
| 3:27 | |
2. | "All Cried Out" (Big Band Version) |
| 3:35 | |
3. | "All Cried Out" (Extended Version) | 4:56 | ||
4. | "Funky Dance" |
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| 3:21 |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of When the Angels Swing.[12]
- Big Band Version
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- Pop Version
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Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] | 23 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] | 18 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 59 |
References
- ↑ Bursche, Paul (6 October 1984). "Single reviews". Number One magazine.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ Steffen Hung (17 December 2011). "Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ Jaclyn Ward (1 October 1962). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: M". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (M)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". swisscharts.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 When the Angels Swing (Media notes). No Angels. Polydor Records. 2002.
- ↑ Oliver, Köster. "Dritte Single, letzte Chance?". Bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- 1 2 "Offiziellecharts.de – No Angels – All Cried Out". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Swisscharts.com – No Angels – All Cried Out". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 August.
- 1 2 3 "Austriancharts.at – No Angels – All Cried Out" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 The Best of No Angels (DVD) . Polydor/Universal.
- ↑ "All Cried Out" (in German). Musicload. Deutsche Telekom AG. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2013.