Don't Come Crying to Me

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"Don't Come Crying to Me"
Single by Linda Clifford
from the album I'll Keep on Loving You
B-side "I'll Keep on Loving You"
Released1982
Format 7" single
Genre Pop, post-disco
Length3:30(7" version)
6:38(12" version)
6:00(Album version)
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford
Producer(s) Michael Gore

"Don't Come Crying to Me" is a 1982 dance single written by M. Gore/D. Pitchford and performed by Linda Clifford. The single is from the album entitled, I'll Keep on Loving You. Along with the track, "Let It Ride", "Don't Come Crying to Me" spent three weeks at number one on the US dance chart. [1] The track would be Clifford's final number one on the dance charts, and unlike her previous entries to the top spot, "Don't Come Crying To Me" did not cross over to any other chart.

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 60.