"You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" is a song written by Bob Merrill and Terry Shand, and first recorded in 1950 by Moon Mullican.[1]
"You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" | ||||
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Single by The Caravelles | ||||
B-side | "The Last One to Know" | |||
Released | 12 July 1963 | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:01 | |||
Label | Smash | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Merrill, Terry Shand | |||
The Caravelles singles chronology | ||||
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Other 1950 recordings
edit- Jimmy Dorsey (with vocals by Terry Shand)[2]
- Ernest Tubb[3] - peaked at No. 10 on the Most Played Juke Box Folk chart[4]
The Caravelles recording
editBritish girl group the Caravelles recorded a version of the song in 1963. The single reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in 1963.[5]In the US, it peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and No. 2 on the Middle-Road Singles chart.[6]
References
edit- ^ "78 Record: Moon Mullican - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry (1950)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "78 Record: Jimmy Dorsey - It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary (1950)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "78 Record: Ernest Tubb - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry (1950)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 355.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 92. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 45.
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