She Cried
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| "She Cried" | ||||
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| Single by Jay and the Americans | ||||
| from the album She Cried | ||||
| B-side | "Dawning" | |||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Writer(s) | Ted Daryll, Greg Richards | |||
| Jay and the Americans singles chronology | ||||
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"She Cried" is a song written by Ted Daryll and Greg Richards and was recorded by Jay and the Americans for their 1962 album, She Cried. The song reached #5 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1962.[1] The song was the group's first major hit.[2]
The Lettermen released a cover version of the song in 1970 that reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary charts. The song also went to #73 on The Billboard Hot 100 the same year.[3]
A cover version by The Shangri-Las, ("He Cried"), peaked at #65 on the Hot 100 in the spring of 1966, with "Dressed in Black" as the B-side.
Cover versions
- Dave Berry
- Billy Fury on 1963 album, Billy
- The Gestures
- Rowland S. Howard
- Lords of Altamont on their 2006 album, Lords Have Mercy
- P.J. Proby
- Del Shannon on his 1965 album, One Thousand Six-Hundred Sixty-One Seconds of Del Shannon
