Every Day I Have to Cry (song)

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"Every Day I Have to Cry"
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Single by Steve Alaimo
from the album Every Day I Have to Cry
B-side "Little Girl (Please Take a Chance With Me)"
ReleasedDecember 1962
Genre Pop, rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Length2:22
Label Checker
Songwriter(s) Arthur Alexander
Steve Alaimo singles chronology
"One Good Reason"
(1962)		"Every Day I Have to Cry"
(1962)		"It's a Long, Long Way to Happiness"
(1963)
"Everyday I Have to Cry"
Every Day I Have To Cry.jpg
Single by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees
B-side "You Wouldn't Know"
ReleasedMarch 1965
RecordedFebruary 1965
Festival Studios, Sydney
Genre Pop, rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Length2:05
Label Leedon
Songwriter(s) Arthur Alexander
Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees singles chronology
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
(1964)		"Everyday I Have to Cry"
(1965)		"Wine and Women"
(1965)

"Every Day I Have to Cry", also known as "Every Day I Have to Cry Some", is a song written by Arthur Alexander and first recorded by Steve Alaimo in 1962. Although the song has been recorded by many musicians over the years, Alexander did not record his own version until 1975. Alaimo's version went to #46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart [1] (and #45 Cash Box). It became Alaimo's greatest hit as a recording artist.

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Bee Gees version

The Bee Gees covered "Every Day I Have to Cry" as teenage recording artists in Australia. This version was recorded at Festival Studios in February 1965 and marked an important first for the group, Maurice Gibb playing organ, which was the first of many times he would contribute keyboards to the group's recordings. [2] The record was backed with "You Wouldn't Know", a Barry Gibb original which was also featured later the same year on the group's first album, The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs .

Both songs were included on the 1998 anthology of the group's Australian recordings Brilliant from Birth. [3]

Other versions

ArtistYearReleaseNotes
Steve Alaimo 1962 Please Take a Chance With me 7 inch 45 RPM single. Checker label, 1032 [4]
Steve Alaimo 1963 Every Day I Have to Cry LP, Album, Mono. Checker label, LP-2986 [5] US Billboard #46, US Cashbox #45
Skip and the Flips1963released as a single
Julie Grant 1964released as a single
Dusty Springfield 1964 Released 6 March 1964I Only Want to Be With You, EP [6]
Claude François 1964Maman chérie, EP adapted into French as Chaque jour c'est la même chose
Bobby Vee 1965Live! On Tour
Bee Gees 1965released as a single Australia only
The Gentrys 1965released as singlecharted in US, but not Top 40
The McCoys 1966B-side to "You Make Me Feel So Good"
Ike and Tina Turner 1966 Released September 1966 [7] River Deep Mountain High produced by Phil Spector
Johnny Rivers 1966 ...And I Know You Wanna Dance South Africa #8
The Valentines 1967released as singleAustralia
Sir Lattimore Brown 1968released as single
Bob Luman 1969released as a singlepeaked at #23 on the US Country Charts
BZN 1969released as singleNetherlands, peaked at #17 on the Dutch Top 40 Charts
Mardi Gras 1971released as a singleon Hispavox, HS773, in Spain. on Map City, SG 330 and Disc'Az, AZ 10 726, in France. [8] [9]
Arthur Alexander 1975released as a single [10] [11] US Billboard #45, US Cashbox #51
Joe Stampley 1977Saturday Nite Dance#14 Country
Jerry Lee Lewis 1979released as a single
Eddy Mitchell 1979C'est bien faitadapted into French as "Tu peux préparer le café noir"
Debby Boone 1980B-side to "Perfect Fool"
Graham Parker 1994Adios Amigo: A Tribute To Arthur Alexander
C. J. Chenier 1996Louisiana Blues Nuggets
Bob Woodruff 1997Desire Road
Rick Nelson 1999The Last Time Around: 1970-1982
Alan Merrill 2003Double Shot Rocks

References

  1. ↑ Alexander, Arthur, The Greatest, Ace Records, London, 2006, liner notes
  2. ↑ Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1965".
  3. ↑ "Bee Gees - Brilliant from Birth". Discogs.com. 1998.
  4. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/597169-Steve-Alaimo-Every-Day-I-Have-To-Cry-Little-Girl-Please-Take-A-Chance-With-Me
  5. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/562042-Steve-Alaimo-Every-Day-I-Have-To-Cry
  6. ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/song/dusty-springfield/every-day-i-have-to-cry/
  7. ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/song/ike-and-tina-turner/every-day-i-have-to-cry/
  8. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/764988-Mardi-Gras-Everyday-I-Have-To-Cry-Some-The-Days?srsltid=AfmBOorbKxRC7VM9jOQU8xbW2OdN5Av7xqTYPuorXDrR9kvF1zmnSkCz
  9. ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/mardi_gras_f1/everyday_i_have_to_cry_some___the_days/
  10. ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/song/arthur-alexander/every-day-i-have-to-cry-some/
  11. ↑ https://genius.com/Arthur-alexander-everyday-i-have-to-cry-some-lyrics
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