Cry of the Lonely

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"Cry of the Lonely"
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Single by J.M. Silk
from the album
Hold on to Your Dream
B-side "Remix"
Released 1987
Format 7" Single
12" Maxi
Recorded 1986
Genre Chicago house
Length4:44
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) Keith Nunnally
Steve Hurley
Producer(s) Steve "Silk" Hurley
Larry Sturm
Phil Balsano
Steve "Silk" Hurley singles chronology
"Heart of Passion"
(1987)		"Cry of the Lonely"
(1987)		"All in Vain"
(1988)

"Cry of the Lonely" is a song by J.M. Silk, released as the final single taken from the album Hold on to Your Dream issued on RCA Records, in 1987.

RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records, Arista Records, and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. Its name is derived from the initials of its defunct parent company, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). It was fully acquired by Bertelsmann in 1986, making it a part of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG); however, RCA Records became a part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, a merger between BMG and Sony Music, in 2004, and was acquired by the latter in 2008, after the dissolution of Sony BMG and the restructuring of Sony Music. It is the second oldest record label in American history, after sister label Columbia Records.

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The composition was written by Keith Nunnally and Steve "Silk" Hurley, and it reached at number fifty on the US Dance chart. [1]

Steve "Silk" Hurley American DJ

Steve W. "Silk" Hurley is an American club DJ, pioneering house-music producer, songwriter, and four time Grammy Award-nominee. Two times as Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical, respectively twice for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.

Credits and personnel

Singing act of producing musical sounds with the voice

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A songwriter is a professional that writes lyrics or composes musical compositions for songs. A songwriter can also be called a composer, although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre and film scoring, but is also associated with writing and composing the original musical composition or musical bed. A songwriter that writes the lyrics/words are referred to as lyricist. The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people. For example, a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with the task of creating original melodies. Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers – songwriters directly employed by music publishers. Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers, while others have outside publishers.

Record producer individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Official versions

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1987)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 50

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 'J.M. Silk, US peak chart positions' Retrieved 2 December 2010
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