"Cry" (2002) is the third song released by Mandy Moore from her third self-titled album Mandy Moore.
"Cry" is the title of a 1951 popular song written by Churchill Kohlman. The biggest hit version was recorded in New York City by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads on October 16, 1951. The recording was released by Okeh Records as catalog number 6840. It was a No.1 hit on the Billboard magazine chart that year, and one side of one of the biggest two-sided hits, as the flip side, "The Little White Cloud that Cried," reached No.2 on the Billboard chart.
The song was also covered by Eileen Barton in a version recorded for Coral Records, catalog number 60592. This version reached the top 10 on Billboard as well. Ray Charles later covered the song for his 1964 album Sweet & Sour Tears. Mina performed the song in Canzonissima, the Italian Broadcasting Service 1968 series of grand variety nights. Tammy Wynette recorded the song sometime during 1967. Her version was included on her album "Take Me To Your World/I Don't Wanna Play House", released in January 1968.
Lynn Anderson had major success in the country music market with her 1972 version, released on Columbia Records, which hit No.1 on the Cashbox country charts, and No. 3 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart. It also charted in the Top 20 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary Charts.
Crystal Gayle had her own hit version of the song in 1986, taking it to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.
The song has also been a staple in the live shows of Jerry Lee Lewis, captured most recently on his Last Man Standing Live DVD as a duet with Chris Isaak. Lewis also recorded a memorable, unrelaeased version of the tune during the sessions for his 1973 album Southern Roots which has since been released as a box set outtake.
"Cry" is a song from Michael Jackson's 2001 album, Invincible, written by R&B songwriter R. Kelly, who performs the backup vocals. The song was the second single from Invincible, but was released only in Europe, Australia and Canada. It peaked at #25 on the UK Singles Chart . The music video shows people all over the world holding hands, symbolizing unity. This represents the line "if we all cry at the same time tonight".
An anthemic, uplifting song, "Cry" featured a full choir, like other Jackson songs such as "Earth Song", "Man in the Mirror" and "Heal the World" . Like these songs, there is a climactic key change in the final section of the song, lifting the main key up a half-step to increase intensity .
Though originally set for a U.S. release, and played on New York radio stations, "Cry" was replaced by "Butterflies" when the latter was released as a promo single .
"Cry" was the first single from American Country singer Faith Hill's 2002 Cry album.
It was originally written and recorded by singer Angie Aparo. Once Hill heard the song, she immediately fell in love with it and wanted to record it.
"Cry" is a single by Godley & Creme released in 1985. The song reached number 16 on the Billboard charts.
The duo also directed the song's music video, which featured faces blended into each other using analog cross-fading , anticipating the digital effect of morphing used in a very similar way in Michael Jackson's 1991 video, "Black Or White".
The song was also used by the television show Miami Vice in the episode "Definitely Miami" (1986).
The song was given a different structure by Australian singer Lisa Edwards in 1993, becoming a Top 5 hit. Canadian band The Philosopher Kings covered the song on their 1997 album Famous, Rich and Beautiful.
"Cry" is the second and final single from Alex Parks' debut album Introduction. It was released in February 2004 and peaked at #13 in the UK singles chart.
