Inside That I Cried

"Inside That I Cried"
Single by CeCe Peniston
from the album Finally
A-side	"Hitmix" (UK, promo)
B-side	"Hitmix" (EU) Remix (US)
Released	September 11, 1992 (1992-09-11) (US) December 23, 1992 (1992-12-23) (UK)
Format	7" 12" CS CD MCD
Genre	R&B soul
Length	5:51 (Album version)
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Jackson Byrd D'Agnolo
Producer(s)	Lindsey
CeCe Peniston chronology
"Crazy Love" (1992) "Inside That I Cried" (1992) "I'm in the Mood" (1993)
Music sample "Abum version" noicon Music video "Inside That I Cried" on YouTube

"Inside That I Cried" is a 1992 song by singer CeCe Peniston, taken from her album Finally on A&M Records. The single release included "Hitmix", a medley of her songs "Finally", "We Got a Love Thang", "Keep On Walkin'", "Lifeline" and "It Should Have Been You", all taken from her debut album. "Inside That I Cried" reached the Top 10 of the American R&B chart, and charted at number forty-two on the UK Top 75, and at number ninety-four on the US Hot 100.

Credits and personnel

Management

• Executive producers – Manny Lehman, Mark Mazzetti
• Recording studios – Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California; The House of Soul, Brooklyn, New York; Encore Recording Studios, Burbank, California (mix)
• Publishing – Urban Tracks Music, Mainlot Music, Donyolo Music (BMI)

Production

• Writers – Rodney Jackson, Malik Byrd, Otto D'Agnolo
• Producer, arrangement and musical instruments – Steve Lindsey (moog bass, vibes, Wurlitzer)
• Mixing – Elliot Peters
• Engineering – David Schoeber, Richard Cottrell, Doug de Forest, Robert Paustian (vocals)

Personnel

• Lead vocals – Cecilia Peniston
• Backing vocals – Anthony Warren, Phillis Williams, Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris
• Piano – Robert Buchanan (electric)
• Guitars – Charles Fearing (electric), Dean Parks (acoustic)
• Drums – Edward Greene
• Saxophone – Brandon Fields
• Percussion – Leonard Castro
• Synthesizers – Khris Kellow, John Joseph Barnes (French horn), Buchanan (ARP String Ensemble)

Track listings and formats

7", JM, #(–)

1. "Inside That I Cried" (LP Version) - 5:50
2. "Inside That I Cried" (Edit) - 4:46

CS, US, #AM 0059/31458 0059

CD, US, Promo, #31458 8020-2

1. "Inside That I Cried" (Edit) - 4:46
2. "Inside That I Cried" (LP Version) - 5:50

7", FR, Promo, #AM 0121

7", UK, #AM0121/580121-7

CS, UK, #AMMC 0121/580121-4

1. "Inside That I Cried" (Radio Mix) - 3:49
2. "Hitmix 7" - 3:56

12", UK, #AMY 0121/580 121-1

1. "Inside That I Cried" (Radio Mix) - 3:49
2. "It Should Have Been You" (LP Version) - 5:51
3. "Hitmix 12" - 11:29

MCD, UK, #AMCD 0121

MCD, UK, Promo, #AMCD0121DJ

1. "Inside That I Cried" (Radio Mix) - 3:49
2. "Hitmix 7" - 3:56
3. "It Should Have Been You" (LP Version) - 5:51
4. "Hitmix 12" - 11:29

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Top 75 Singles	42
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles	90
U.S. The Billboard Hot 100	94
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	10

Hitmix

"Inside That I Cried"
Song
A-side	"It Should Have Been You" "Inside That I Cried"

Additional credits

Management

• Recording studios – Aztec Studios, Phoenix; Chaton Recordings, Scottsdale, Arizona; Tanglewood Studios, Chicago, Illinois; Axis Studios, Electric Lady Studios (mixing), New York City, New York
• Publishing – Wax Museum Music, Mainlot Music, George You've Got It Music, O'Hara Music, MCA, Island Music (BMI); Last Song, Mushroom Music (AU); IDG (ASCAP)
• Administration – Third Coast Music (ASCAP)

Production

• Writers – Peniston, Felipe Delgado, Elbert Lee Linnear, Eric Miller, Jeremiah McAllister, Chantay Savage (as Chanté), Steven Hurley, Marc Williams, Kimberly Russell (as Kym Sims), George Lyter, Michael Judson O'Hara, Denise Eisenberg Rich, Darryl Thompson
• Producers – Delgado, Jackson, Hurley (as "Silk"), David Morales
• Mixing – Hurley, Morales, Gail King (as "Sky")
• Arrangement – Hurley, Danny Madden (vocals)
• Remixing – Morales, Hurley
• Engineering – David Sussman, Larry Sturm, John Poppo, Hurley (remix)

Personnel

• Vocals – Peniston
• Backing vocals – Savage, Russell, Donell Rush (as Darnnel)
• Percussion – Morales, Bashiri Johnson
• Piano – Eric Kupper (acoustic and solo)
• Keyboards – Hurley, Peter Schwartz (as "Ski"), Terrance Burrus, Jackson
• Drums programming – Schwartz, Delgado, Jackson

Track listing and format

12", UK, Promo, #AMYDJ 0121/580 121-1

1. "Hitmix 12" - 11:29
2. "It Should Have Been You" (LP Version) - 5:51
3. "Inside That I Cried" (Radio Mix) - 3:49

References

General

Specific

External links

• CeCe Peniston at AllMusic
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics