I Cried a Tear
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"I Cried a Tear" | ||||
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Single by Lavern Baker | ||||
from the album Blues Ballads | ||||
B-side | "Dix-a-Billy" | |||
Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | 1958 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Fred Jay, Al Julia | |||
Lavern Baker singles chronology | ||||
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"I Cried a Tear" is a song written by Fred Jay and Al Julia and performed by American singer LaVern Baker. Atlantic Records released it as a single in 1958, which became Baker's most successful appearance on the record chart hits. King Curtis played the saxophone.
It peaked at number two on the Billboard R&B chart in 1959 and also peaked at number six on the pop chart.[1]
In 1959, Ernest Tubb recorded the song. His version peaked at number twelve on the Hot C&W Sides chart.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 43.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 356.