| Cry to Me | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | The Sound Pit (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Aware | |||
| Producer | Floyd Smith | |||
| Loleatta Holloway chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Cry to Me is the second studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1975 on the Aware label.
The album peaked at No. 47 on the US R&B albums chart. The title track peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 68 on the Hot 100. Another single, "I Know Where You're Coming From", peaked at No. 69 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Two other singles, "H•e•l•p M•e M•y L•o•r•d" and "Casanova", were released and failed to chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cry to Me" | Sam Dees, David Camon | 5:45 |
| 2. | "I Know Where You're Coming From" | Sam Dees | 3:19 |
| 3. | "The Show Must Go On" | Sam Dees | 3:50 |
| 4. | "The World Don't Owe You Nothing" | Sam Dees, Frederick Knight | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Just Be True to Me" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Something About the Way I Feel" | Ronnie Walker, Johnny Jacobs | 3:23 |
| 7. | "I'll Be Gone" | Loleatta Holloway | 4:08 |
| 8. | "I Can't Help Myself" | Jerline Williams, William Johnson | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Casanova" | Jo Armstead | 3:42 |
| 10. | "H•e•l•p• M•e• M•y• L•o•r•d•" | Sam Dees | 2:48 |
| Chart (1975) | Peak [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 47 |
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [2] | ||
| 1975 | "Cry to Me" | 68 | 10 |
| "I Know Where You're Coming From" | — | 69 | |
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