Cry Just a Little Bit

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"Cry Just a Little Bit"
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Single by Shakin' Stevens
from the album The Bop Won't Stop
B-side "Love Me Tonight"
Released4 November 1983 (1983-11-04)
Studio Eden Studios, Chiswick
Genre Rock and roll
Length3:09
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Bob Heatlie
Producer(s) Christopher Neil
Shakin' Stevens singles chronology
"It's Late"
(1983)
"Cry Just a Little Bit"
(1983)
"A Rockin' Good Way"
(1983)

"Cry Just a Little Bit" (also billed as "I Cry Just a Little Bit") is a song and a 1983 hit single for British singer Shakin' Stevens, from his studio album The Bop Won't Stop . It reached #3 in the UK charts and #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

Contents

Sylvia version

"Cry Just a Little Bit"
Single by Sylvia
from the album One Step Closer
B-side "Only the Shadows Know"
ReleasedJune 29, 1985
Genre Country
Length2:56
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Bob Heatlie
Producer(s) Brent Maher
Sylvia singles chronology
"Fallin' in Love"
(1985)
"Cry Just a Little Bit"
(1985)
"I Love You by Heart"
(1985)

A cover single by American country music artist Sylvia was released in June 1985, and was the second single from the album One Step Closer . The song reached #9 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Shakin' Stevens

Chart (1983–1984)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 15
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4] 30
Denmark (Hitlisten) [5] 3
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 27
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [8] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 19
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 67
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [14] 41

Sylvia

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 9
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [16] 8

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Silver250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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